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Melbourne Ska Orchestra

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Melbourne Ska Orchestra

Melbourne Ska Orchestra are an ARIA Award-winning Australian ska band formed in 2003 in Melbourne. The group has up to 34 members, and is led by bandleader Nicky Bomba, formerly of the John Butler Trio. The band are signed to FOUR FOUR, an imprint of ABC Music.

Albums

2012 Rude and Ready
2013 Melbourne Ska Orchestra
2016 Sierra Kilo Alpha
2016 Saturn Return
2018 TV & Movie Themes
2018 Read All About It!
2018 Ska Classics
2019 Transmission Fridays
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Latest Articles

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Melbourne Ska Orchestra, The Ska Vendors, Bustamento, Mighty Duke & The Lords
The twenty-five member ensemble blew the lid off The Hi-Fi.
Reviews / Live
Melbourne Ska Orchestra. Pic by Clare Hawley.
Live Review: Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Backy Skank
Technical missteps aside, it was a strong performance from the group and a welcome return to the Sydney stage.
Features / Music
Thirty Horns
"What we’re trying to do with the band is not just be a generic ska band."
Features / Premiere
PREMIERE: Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Get Smart
News / Music
PREMIERE: Take A Look At Melbourne Ska Orchestra's 'Get Smart'
The collective pay homage to a classic TV series
News / Music
The Music Presents: Melbourne Ska Orchestra On Tour
They'll play four headline shows next month
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Lee Fields & The Expressions, The Sunshine Brothers, Grace Barbe & Afro-Kreol
There were pork-pie hats, clunky shoes and sunglasses aplenty as the massing orchestra delivered gem after gem of jump-up-and-down ska dance pieces, sadly cut short by a curfew.
News / Music
Nicky Bomba with the Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Nicky Bomba Says Split With John Butler Trio Was A 'Natural Decision'
The muso had to keep Melbourne Ska Orchestra afloat
Features / Music
The Secret Of My Success
"I think if I stayed longer and tried to keep the MSO afloat, something would have had to give, there would have been some compromise somewhere and so it was a very natural decision."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Foreigndub Sound System, DJ Kilmarnock Steve
A big ‘hats off’ to one of the most interactive and captivating bands around.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Melbourne Ska Orchestra
It was an interesting night unlike anything I’d seen before, and the audience left thoroughly breathless and satisfied.
News / Music
John Butler Trio. Nicky Bomba on the left of shot.
John Butler & Nicky Bomba Part Ways
The "stretching of energies" wasn't quite working.
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