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Rico Rodriguez

Rico Rodriguez has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 26 episodes and was first played on 17 August 2013.

Emmanuel "Rico" Rodriguez MBE (17 October 1934 – 4 September 2015), also known as simply Rico, Reco or El Reco, was a Cuban-born Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist. He recorded with many producers, including Karl Pitterson, Prince Buster, and Lloyd "Matador" Daley. He was known as one of the first and most distinguished ska artists, and from the early 1960s performed and recorded in Britain, with the Specials, Jools Holland,Paul Young, and others.

Rodriguez was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved with his family…

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Too Much Too Young
The Special A.K.A., Rico
Two-Tone Records1980
Too Much Too Young
The Special A.K.A., RicoTwo-Tone Records1980
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Do Nothing
The Specials, Rico, The Ice Rink String Sounds
Two-Tone Records1980
Do Nothing
The Specials, Rico, The Ice Rink String SoundsTwo-Tone Records1980
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Dial Africa Dub
Rico
Ghetto Rockers1977
Dial Africa Dub
RicoGhetto Rockers1977
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Destroy Them
Rico
Two-Tone Records1982
Destroy Them
RicoTwo-Tone Records1982
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Ramble
Rico
Island Records1976
Ramble
RicoIsland Records1976
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Man From Wareika Dub
Rico
Caroline Records2016
Man From Wareika Dub
RicoCaroline Records2016
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Ska Wars (Star Wars)
Rico
Island Records2015
Ska Wars (Star Wars)
RicoIsland Records2015
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Africa Dub
Rico
Ghetto Rockers1977
Africa Dub
RicoGhetto Rockers1977
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Take Five
Rico
Island Records2015
Take Five
RicoIsland Records2015
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Japanese Invasion
Rico
Trojan Records2004
Japanese Invasion
RicoTrojan Records2004
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