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Alphonso, Roland

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Personal name headingAlphonso, Roland
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See alsoCorporate body: Skatalites
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Corporate body: Drumbago All Stars
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Birth date1931-01-12
Death date1998-11-20
Place of birthHavana (Cuba)
Place of deathLos Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activitySka (Music) Rocksteady (Music) Reggae music
Profession or occupationSaxophonists Reggae musicians
Found inClub ska '67, p1980?: label (Roland Alphonso)
Wikipedia, Dec. 3, 2012 (Roland Alphonso; Roland Alphonso O.D. [Order of Distinction] or Rolando Alphonso aka the Chief Musician; b. Jan. 12, 1931, Havana, Cuba, d. Nov. 20, 1998, Los Angeles, Calif.; Jamaican tenor saxophonist, and one of the founding members of the Skatalites; genres: ska, rocksteady, reggae)