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Two-tone, or 2 tone, also known as ska-rock [citation needed] and ska revival, [1] is a genre of British popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s that fused traditional Jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae music with elements of punk rock and new wave music. [1]
Game On is a touring exhibition on the history and culture of computer games. The exhibition was first shown at the Barbican Centre in London in 2002, and has since been exhibited by Barbican International Enterprises to over 20 countries, where it has been seen by over 2 million people. [citation needed]
The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England, and the largest of its kind in Europe. [1] The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions .
2 Tone Records was an English independent record label that mostly released ska and reggae-influenced music with a punk rock and pop music overtone. It was founded by Jerry Dammers of the Specials and backed by Chrysalis Records .
Dance Craze is a 1981 documentary film about the British 2 Tone music genre. [1] The film was directed by Joe Massot, [1] who originally wanted to do a film only about the band Madness, whom he met during their first US tour. Massot later changed his plans to include the whole 2 Tone movement.
A Strange Loop is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, and winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. [1] First produced off-Broadway in 2019, then staged in Washington, D.C. in 2021, [2] A Strange Loop premiered on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in April 2022.
On 19 May 2022, the production broke the Barbican Centre, London's box-office record for ticket sales in one day, previously held by the 2015 production of Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch. [16] It premiered at the Barbican previewing from 8 October, [9] with an official press night on 18 October and running until 21 January 2023. [17]
Two Tone Club is a French ska band from Montbéliard. They are mainly influenced by 2 Tone ska , but also reggae and rocksteady . Their track "Club 69" pays homage to the roots of the skinhead movement.