ArtistInfo

The Starlites

Band, ES
Reggae and Jazz

Spanish Ska/rocksteady/soul band formed in 1996 in La Rioja Alavesa (Basque Country) by most of the original members of the Banana Boats. The band was named first as The Fabulous Dolby until they came finally with the actual band's name The Starlites. As the previous band The Banana Boats, their music consists in a blend of Jamaican Soul, Ska and Rocksteady. Ezequiel García as lead composer they hit the studio to record a 4 songs. The result is Rock Steady Explosion, a maxi-CD released by Rock Steady Explosion and put their name on the national reggae scene. Soon after that they tour Spain and enter the studio to record their first full-length album: Bikini Groovy. With this record on hand they tour national and internationally, sharing scenario with artists such as Rico Rodriguez and Laurel Aitken, giving them an international status in France—Bikini Groovy was elected No. 1 2002 record for Ragga Magazine—and Japan—when Ska In The World Records released for the Japanese market.

Members

	Ezequiel García g ES
	Cesar Pascual key ES
	Javier Esparza bvoc, tb ES
	Ernesto Perez bvoc, voc, b ES