The Upbeat --one of the longest jammin ska bands in the world---no break ups --no reunions-- just continuous jammin for over 27 years (4 of the 7 in the band being original members) The Upbeat formed in the small coastal town of Carpinteria, California. Throughout their 27 years, they have shared the stage with such legendary ska and reggae bands as: The Specials, English Beat, Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs, Bad Manners, Tommy McCook (Skatalites), Roland Alphonso(Skatalites), Culture, Bad Manners, Steel Pulse, No Doubt, The Wailers, Jimmy Cliff, Hepcat, The Twinkle Brothers, The Toasters, The Itals, Laurel Aitkins, Sublime, Israel Vibration, Desmond Dekker, The Meditations, The Selecter and many others.
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