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Laurel Aitken

real name Lorenzo Aitken

Havana, Cuba · 1927-04-22 – 2005-07-17

Laurel Aitken is credited on 674 releases across 231 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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674

Credits

231

Albums

7

Decades active

43

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Biography

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Laurel Aitken (born April 22, 1927, Cuba - died July 17, 2005) was a Cuban-born Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Jamaican ska music. He moved to Jamaica with his family in 1938. In the 1950's, he became one of Jamaica's first recording artists, standing on the edge between r'n'b, boogie and ska. In 1960, Aitken moved to the UK, where he recorded a number of hit records for label before returning to Jamaica in 1963. Shortly after he returned to England permanently and continued to play with various ska bands until his death.

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674 releases · 231 albums · active 1960–2026

  • Performance · 894
  • Production · 265
  • Other credits · 24
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Mark Angelo Studios · Stockyard Studios · Regent Sound Studios · Q Studios (2)

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