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Article: Reviews: Triptych Festival: Prince Buster

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May 2, 2005
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PRINCE BUSTER **** LIQUID ROOM, EDINBURGH

WHAT mystery elixir are these old reggae stars on? Ska pioneer Prince Buster will soon turn 67 but, at the first of his two Triptych shows, he was as spry as a man half his age and as impish as a teenager. His voice, too, was unspoiled, and his attitude infectious.

Ska is Jamaica's party music and, as the party founder, Prince Buster was a charismatic and gracious host. With the indispensable assistance of a life-affirming brass section, he delivered a knees- up of a ska history lesson. The conclusion? All roads lead to Prince ...

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