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band from the

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. They describe themselves as 'Dub Fuelled Ska Rocksteady & Reggae'. They often play with other ska, dub and reggae artists. The band takes elements from many sources to produce their sound whilst broadly staying within the reggae format. In 2006, the band became the first new band in thirty years to sign to

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. Their earlier albums were released by Jamdown Records. The resulting release, ''Trojan Sessions'', had a line-up of vintage ska and reggae guests including Rico Rodriguez,

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, Dawn Penn, Derrick Morgan and the first recording since the 1970s from Dave and Ansel Collins. In 2008, the band released ''Love Filled Dub Band'' on the Rockers Revolt record label, featuring vocals from Michie One on the track "Highrise". Finny and Flowerdew were previously members of the British ska band, The Loafers. Golding is an original and current member of

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''Pama International'' (Jamdown) 2002 * ''Too Many Freaks Not Enough Stages'' (Jamdown) 2004 * ''Float Like A Butterfly'' (Jamdown/Do The Dog-UK, Asian Man Rcds-USA) 2004 * ''Trojan Sessions'' (Trojan) 2006 * ''Love Filled Dub Band'' (Rockers Revolt) 2008 * ''Highrise Campaign'' (Rockers Revolt) 2009 * ''Pama Outernational'' (Rockers Revolt) 2009 *''Love & Austerity'' (Happy People) 2017

EPs

* ''Dub Store Special'' (Jamdown) 2005

References

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External links

Pama International Official websitePama International Official Myspace Page
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