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Biography
Specialising in ska & reggae with a dash of soul, funk, R&B and world roots, The Trojans were formed in late 1986 from the ashes of the premature demise of Gaz Mayall's first band Gaz's Rebel Blues Rockers where brief emergence on the London pub/club scene lasted from early 1982 to mid 83.
Debut gig was the Astoria on Charing Cross road by London's center point on the 23rd December 1986 supporting premier ska band Potato 5 and ska legend Laurel Aitken. Within two and a half years the Trojans headlined the same venue with the above acts supporting them. During the first few years they recorded several albums well received on the UK underground all on Gaz Mayall's own independent label Gaz's Rockin' Records, the first being 'Ala-Ska' featuring the classic single 'Gaelic Ska' launching a whole new genre of Afro-Celtic fusion that has since become a hallmark of The Trojans' sound.
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The Trojans - flash music player.
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Several albums were
licensed to Japan from '88 with 'Spirit of Adventure' on Sony
records opening up an avenue of succesive
tours with mainstream coverage to a large audience where
they are still very popular today.
Some
original band members are still regular performers with the
band including saxophonist Rudy Jones and Colin Humphrey.
The line-up often features bagpipes, violin, guest female
vocalists, on top of the regular two guitars, drum, bass percussion
regular touring group with Gaz at the centre stage singing
and playing melodica. Regularly legendary guest horn players
such as trumpeter Eddie Tan tan Thornton ot Trombone Rico
Rodriguez come to join the band on tour.
The trojans tour often mainly in Europe
and do lots of one-off special shows at festivals, clubs,
bars and private parties being popular with the young and
old and people of all cultures to suit our multicultural day
and age.
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