Mark Foggo

Skanky' Lil Music/Skanky Publicity

Postbus 22
2000 ANTWERPEN
T  +32-4-88174477
E  skankylil@gmail.com
W  www.skankylil.com

Pseudonyms

Mark Foggo & The Secret Meeting, Mark Foggo's Skasters

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Mark Foggo

British ska musician who's been living and working in the Netherlands for almost 20 years. Foggo is also the owner of Skanky Lil', a label and mail order company specialised in ska music.
Full biography

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Instruments

zang

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Members

Vincent van Lent   trompet
Aldo Groen   trombone
René Beaart   drums
Paul Berding   saxofoon
Katinka Collée   basgitaar
Arjen Rommens   toetsinstrumenten
Loek Hauwert   gitaar
Full list... Summarized list

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Former members

Rob Elzenga   achtergrondzang, gitaar
Michiel Hoogenboezem   drums
Steve Keen   drums
Willy Huisman   toetsinstrumenten
Melvin van Eldik   basgitaar
Simon van der Veen   gitaar
Arjan Kamminga   drums
Sylvia Tuankotto   saxofoon
Mick Green   basgitaar
Bart Brouwer   toetsinstrumenten
Frank van Lamoen   gitaar
Ruud Stegers   trombone
Gerben Visser   gitaar
Leon Steuns   saxofoon
Thijs Gorter   basgitaar
Lucas Asselbergs   toetsinstrumenten
Henry Stribos   trompet
Koos Cornelissen   gitaar
Dominique Dubois   toetsinstrumenten
George Coenraad   drums
Frank Kranen   basgitaar
Freddie Cavalli   basgitaar
Eric Roosenboom   basgitaar
Henri Hoeymans   drums
Full list... Summarized list

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Concerts & Festivals

by Podiuminfo / Festivalinfo

5/19/12, God Save The Queen Festival, Utrecht
6/24/12, Jaarmarktpop, sint-Oedenrode

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Biography Mark Foggo

British ska musician who's been living and working in the Netherlands for almost 20 years. Foggo is also the owner of Skanky Lil', a label and mail order company specialised in ska music.

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Played in

The Babyshakers   gitaar, zang

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1979

Before Liverpool-born musician Mark Foggo leaves for the Netherlands, he shares a flat in London with Declan MacManus (later also known as Elvis Costello). Together with MacManus and several other musicians Foggo plays punk and rhythm & blues in the London pubs. Foggo arrives in the Netherlands at a time when the popularity of ska music has reached its peak with bands like Madness and The Specials. He starts performing with a Dutch group called Pavane. With several members of Pavane Foggo forms a new band called The Secret Meeting: bassist Melvin van Eldik, drummer Steve Keen, keyboard player Willy Huisman and guitarist Robbie Elzinga (ex-White Honey). The band plays new wave and ska. Famous names that also join the group are Michiel Hoogenboezem and Freddie Cavalli.

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1980

Single New Shoes is a Dutch hit and remains one of Mark Foggo's best-known songs to this day. In the UK New Shoes is also played by famous BBC DJ John Peel.

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1983

After one LP and three singles, the curtain falls.

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1984

Bassist Melvin van Eldik leaves the band to form Norman & The Starmakers and salsa band Paolo Passionata & The Pennies From Heaven. Foggo moves to Eindhoven and forms The Skasters. Foggo's increasingly popular.

Melvin van Eldik

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1986 - 1997

The Skasters celebrate their 10th anniversary in the same line up. During this period they have released six CD's, six LP's and ten singles, which all feature up tempo ska songs with cheerful melodies and weird lyrics.

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2000

The Babyshakers is a project from Mark Foggo, keyboard player André Stuivenberg (Mr. Review), drummer René Beaart (The Mighty Jackals) and bassist Anna Wodka (The Serial Skankers). Their mix of ska and rock 'n'roll results in the Shake The Baby.

Mr. Review The Babyshakers

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2001

The Best Of... features 15 original Foggo songs and one ska cover from Chris Isaac's Blue Hotel.

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2002

In April Mark Foggo releases the album The Missionaries Of Ska.

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2003

Mark Foggo appears on the EP Why Sad? by Dutch ska band Wisehead.

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2004

The line up of Mark Foggo's Skasters is as follows this year: bassist Thijs Gorter, drummer René Beaart, sax player Paul Berding, trumpet player Vincent van Lent (Beatbusters), trombonist Aldo Groen and guitarist Gerben Rienk Visser alias Mr. Fish. Foggo moves to Antwerp.

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2005

In June the album You Shot Me is released. Former keyboard player Dominique Dubois and bassist Katinka Collée guest star on the album. The band kicks off a European promo tour and also plays the Lowlands festival in the Netherlands. You Shot Me and Mark Foggo's entire back catalogue are being distributed by US label Jump Up! and Choke Distribution from Chicago.

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2006

The album released in April focuses entirely the World Cup in Germany. During the championships Mark Foggo tours through Germany. One of the tracks of the album ends up on a punk compilation released by German label Knock Out Records. Mark Foggo's Skasters plays several European festivals like Paaspop, Indian Summer Festival, ska festivals in France and the Czech Republic (Mighty Sounds Festival) and The Speedfreaksball in Great Yarmouth in the UK. Mark Foggo signs a deal with the Japanese label 2 Tone Time for an album that will be released exclusively on the Japanese market. The compilation contains songs of several albums released over the past couple of years. Late November Mark Foggo's Skasters kick off a tour in Japan.

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2007

Guitarist Gerben Rienk Visser leaves to Skasters to start a new band with guitarist Bob van Houten (Rude Rich and the High Notes) which is called Skaguitar. The band is influenced by artists like Bob Marley, Joe Satriani and Django Reinhardt. Skaguitar's debut album More Ska, More Guitar is released in the autumn. Visser is replaced by Loek Hauwert (De Skatjes).

Rude Rich And The High Notes Skaguitar

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Discography Mark Foggo

In the discography you will find all recordings that have been released listed chronologically. We restrict ourselves to the title, the type of audio, year of publication or recording, label, list of guest musicians, plus any comments on the issue.

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Photos Mark Foggo

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Video Mark Foggo

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