Monkey Man (Toots and the Maytals, 1969)
"The Specials go Toots & The Maytals" Jamaican Ska versionFeatured twice in 2017 on Toots and the Maytals Official Facebook page!
In 1969 this incredible standard of Ska by Toots Hibbert saw the light as a jab at their producer Leslie Kong (and then you wonder why!). Covered by so many artists from then on, we like to remember Amy Winehouse, who included this song in all her shows, and of course The Specials, legendary British 2 Tone Ska band of the late 70s, whose version we like to bring back to Jamaica in this video. With our signature of course, but yet with that spirit and having a lot of fun. See y’all next year 2016 folks, let’s skank all together this 2015 away and… Do the monkey!
Monkey Man (Toots Hibbert, 1969)
Arrangement by Enrico Cioccolini Gotink
performed live by The Invisibles and published on 24-12-2015
Rumy Jansen, drums
Roland van der Velde, upright bass
Eugene Bakker, percussions
Freek Volkers, guitar
Erik Korthof, keyboards
Martje de Roos, trumpet
Jeroen Kraaij, alto sax
Bertjan Schuringa, tenor sax
Aad Leering, trombone
Doris van Iperen, backing vocals
Joyce Vastenhouw, backing vocals
Enrico Cioccolini Gotink, lead vocals
Audio recording, mixing and mastering by Freek Volkers
Video edit by Enrico Cioccolini Gotink
Filmed and recorded at Beuk Engineering
special thanks to Walter Beuk for his friendship and support
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