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Artist
The Ratazanas
12+ albums
skinhead reggaeearly reggaePortugalreggaeneo early reggae
about
It all began in 2005. Youngsters André and Luis had nothing better to do other than spend some summer-days laying down a couple of grooves at an improvised homemade studio with no serious gear. In the beginning of 2006, they decided to put a band together. That’s when The Ratazanas officially kicked off. Despite some success (the group won several garage-band contests), the two founding members were not happy with the musical outcome of the band. Therefore, after only six months in business, major readjustments were made to the band, leading to the exit of five of its original members and to the inclusion of its actual musicians: Edu, Petrov, Rosicky and Morais. It was the beginning of the year 2007. Having finally gathered the right people, The Ratazanas locked themselves down and deeply studied Jamaican reggae. In the end of 2007, the band was finally ready to throw some live gigs again; they opened up for The Aggrolites and The Slackers, both in Lisbon and Granada, amongst others. In September of 2008, they decided to record their first album (Ouh La La!!), with Moon Invaders’ and Caroloregians’ mastermind, Nico Leonard, on the controls. The recordings came along surprisingly good, eventually catching the eye of Grover Records. The German-based label not only decided to release their first work but also to promote the guys’ first european tour, putting them on board with reggae-legend Roy Ellis (Mr. Symarip) for the famous “Skank Around X-mas Tree” Tour (2009). In the mea
