The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day: SKApril
Ska Cubano, "Instanbul (Not Constantinople)" from ¡Ay Caramba! (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: Ska Cubano sound like no other ska band of my recollection or in my collection, its sound meant to evoke "an alternative history in which Cuban ska had emerged." SKApril has & will continue to feature music from the broad spectrum of ska, across both time & space, from the original Jamaican ska that spawned rocksteady & reggae to English 2-Tone to American ska-punk. The lyrics of this version of "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" are not those sung by The Four Lads nor They Might be Giants, to Ska Cubano's severe disadvantage; it is chosen as the R.B.D.S.O.T.D. mostly for its inventive & pleasing, & ska, instrumentation.

Also, because this must be said anytime mention is made of the oppressed island nation that sits less than a hundred miles from America's shores, ¡Cuba libre!