Deltones

This UK ska/R&B group was formed in 1985 and comprised mainly an all-women personnel using the line-up fluctuating variously throughout their existence – sometimes amounting to as much as 11 members. Early music artists included Jacqui Callis (vocals, ex-Delta 5; Renees) and Sara McGuinness (keyboards). As contemporaries from the ska group the Potato 5, they often times appeared on a single bill, getting mainstays within the London ska picture. The group frequently drew compliment from luminaries such as for example Lloyd Coxsone and had been popular within the Western continent, leading ultimately to the launch of Nana Choc Choc In Paris within the Unicorn (UK)/Boucherie (France) label. The line-up within the recording comprised Cent Leyton (trumpet, ex-Bodysnatchers; Belle Celebrities), Serena Parsons (acoustic guitar), Anna Keegan (saxophone), Nicky Ford (saxophone), Julie Liggett (keyboards), Anna Risler (bass), Jeremy Brill (drums) and Amanda Fenn, Dill Hammond and Verona Davis (all vocals). In old age the Deltones possess pursued a much less hard-line ska attitude, checking to other designs, and even though the group’s profile was low through the 90s, the Deltones survive like a device and perform whenever commitments enable.