WOMADelaide, the iconic open-air festival set in Adelaide’s stunning Botanic Park, is an award-winning celebration of the very best of the World of Music, Arts & Dance.
In 1979, The Specials ushered in the modern era of British ska; a danceable mix of Jamaican Bluebeat and punk known as Two Tone. They were political, nattily dressed “rude boys” whose songs – such as the iconic Gangsters, Ghost Town and A Message to You Rudy – pulled no punches and captured the world’s imagination.