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Melbourne Ska Orchestra

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

News / Music
Melbourne Ska Orchestra To Head Out On 'The Diplomat Tour'
2013 keeps on getting bigger for the collective
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Melbourne Ska Orchestra
At a shade less than 60 minutes, the MSO have plenty of time to ensnare you in their infectious net – so if you’re not wholeheartedly joining in on the gang vocal-driven revelry of closer Singalong Day, it’s possible ska is not for you.
Reviews / Live
Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Pic by Angela Padovan
Live Review: Melbourne Ska Orchestra, The Auskas
The crowd was one of the liveliest in recent memory and they matched the band with their zeal and exuberance. It was a total party.
Features / Music
Monsters Of Ska
"Researching where to place mics, what mics to use. We wanted the record to sound like you were having that orchestral experience, sitting in a great sounding room.”
News / Music
PREMIERE: Melbourne Ska Orchestra Burn Up Lygon Street
The band's new clip debuts on theMusic.com.au this afternoon.
Features / Premiere
PREMIERE: Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Lygon Street Meltdown
News / Music
EXCLUSIVE: Stream The Brand New Melbourne Ska Orchestra LP
We have the hot and long-awaited debut LP from the Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Melbourne Ska Orchestra
With over a decade of live shows under their belt, it’s obvious from this still impressive debut album that Melbourne Ska Orchestra’s is a sound best experienced live.
News / Music
Melbourne Ska Orchestra Take 30 People On East Coast Tour
Now this doesn't happen very often...
Features / Music
In The Studio With Melbourne Ska Orchestra
"In the end, we’ve allowed ten days but after the fifth day we’d already tracked nineteen songs, so we ended up just taking the day off. We’ll track all day tomorrow and then Sunday will just be party day.”
News / Music
ABC Labels Sign Wolfe Brothers, Melbourne Ska Orchestra
ABC Music and FOUR | FOUR announce signings