Chainska Brassika are pleased to announce they will be heading out on a UK tour in November. The band will be visiting some of their favourite cities and bringing their trademark good time vibes with them.
London based 8-piece Chainska Brassika are firm party-starting favourites, rocking crowds from Glastonbury to Notting Hill Carnival and Rototom Sunplash to Outlook. Regularly found opening for 2-Tone legends Madness, Chainska are at the forefront of the new UK Ska movement. Their high-energy live show has taken the band to some of the Ska & Reggae world’s biggest stages, spreading their contagious horn driven anthems across the UK, mainland Europe and and even on a full blown tour of Jamaica.
Their latest album ‘Harry J Business’ was recorded at Harry J Studios in Kingston with double Grammy award winning producer Stephen Stewart. The album featured a rare guest performance from reggae legend Toots Hibbert of Toots & The Maytals, and has gained major airplay across BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music & BBC Radio 1xtra. The album gained a 6-page review in the world's biggest Reggae magazine 'Festiville' and got them invited to showcase at SXSW Festival in Texas. With their classic Ska sound backed up by a dynamite brass section, Chainska Brassika continue to win over new fans and delight their faithful following with their undeniable crowd pleasing formula.
“Well, they got me going in the studio, I can tell you… I think that is absolutely brilliant” David Rodigan MBE on BBC Radio 2
“Chainska is one of the most impressive and promising upcoming acts in the Reggae/Ska genre that I have seen or heard in a while” The Skatalites
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This mischievous rabble from London have been causing mischief since school, spreading their contagious horn driven ska anthems across the UK, mainland Europe and beyond.
2017 will see the band release their next LP 'Harry J Business', recorded at Harry J Studios in Kingston, Jamaica with double Grammy award winning producer Stephen Stewart. Extensive tours of the UK and Europe are planned plus a string of festival performances to promote the record. The official video for the debut single from the LP "Don't You Try" is out now, featuring reggae legend Toots Hibbert of Toots & The Maytals.
"Real musicians, real band, real brass section... fabulous & so refreshing" David Rodigan, BBC 1xtra
"The Rising Stars of the London Ska Scene" Richie Cadence, efestivals
"ChainSka is one of the most impressive and promising upcoming acts in the reggae/ska genre that I have seen or heard in while" The Skatalites