Jerry Dammers

Jeremy Dammers (born May 22, 1955 in Udagamandalam , Tamil Nadu , India ) is a British musician and songwriter . He was the founder and keyboard player of ska band The Specials from Coventry .

Life

In 1979 he founded the record label 2 Tone Records , which contributed significantly to the ska revival of the early 1980s with the release of the Specials , Madness , The Selecter and The Beat .

He is committed to this day against racism and among other things wrote the song Free Nelson Mandela for the release of the leader of the South African ANC Nelson Mandela . In 1986 he organized the Freedom Beat Festival and in 1988 the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium . With his large-format The Spatial AKA Orchestra , which he has only released the EP Ghost Planet , he has also performed in Paris and Berlin in recent years, playing music “from Ska to Ra ”.

personal data
SURNAME	Dammers, Jerry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dammers, Jeremy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British musician and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	May 22, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH	Udagamandalam , Tamil Nadu , India