The Skanksters
Encyclopedia
The Skanksters were a reggae
/dub
/ska
band from Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada, active from 1992 to 2002. They released one album in the United States as The Skanksters, Dub Cookery (1998) in addition to numerous tracks released on compilations in Canada, The United States and Europe. In 2003, The Skanksters evolved into Boogiewall Soundsystem, a Toronto-based dub
collective, and released an album, Super My Own Band (2003). The Skanksters' core members were Tanya Kornobis (vocals
), Lisa Wilby (keyboards
), Sean Richards (guitar
), John McKinstry
(bass
), and Mark Matthews (drums
).
singles
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
/dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
/ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
band from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada, active from 1992 to 2002. They released one album in the United States as The Skanksters, Dub Cookery (1998) in addition to numerous tracks released on compilations in Canada, The United States and Europe. In 2003, The Skanksters evolved into Boogiewall Soundsystem, a Toronto-based dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
collective, and released an album, Super My Own Band (2003). The Skanksters' core members were Tanya Kornobis (vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
), Lisa Wilby (keyboards
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
), Sean Richards (guitar
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
), John McKinstry
John McKinstry
John McKinstry is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and bassist, from Toronto, Ontario. He has released one solo album, Goliath Falling . He was a member of reggae/dub/ska band The Skanksters, musical collective Boogiewall Soundsystem, and rock'n'roll band The Wild Ones.-External links:* *...
(bass
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
), and Mark Matthews (drums
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
).
Discography
full length- Dub Cookery (1998) - Simmerdown Records (USA)
singles
- The All Skanadian Club Vol. 1 (1994) - compilation, Stomp Records (USA/Canada)
- The All Skanadian Club Vol. 2 (1996) - compilation, Stomp Records (USA/Canada)
- Girls Go Ska (1996) - compilation, Simmerdown Records (USA)
- Roots, Branch and Stem (1998) - compilation, Stubborn Records (USA)
- The All Skanadian Club Vol. 3 (1998) - compilation, Stomp Records (USA/Canada)