Lloyd Brevett

Lloyd Brevett (1 August 1931 – 3 May 2012) was a Jamaican double bassist, and a founding member of The Skatalites. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica, was a rastafarian, and a brother of The Melodians member, Tony Brevett. He toured many countries of the world with The Skatalites. He produced two Skatalites' albums, African Roots (1975) and The Legendary Skatalites (1976). He once stated, "Ska was our type of music that could lift the youth and make Jamaica known around the world". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.