Rhoda Dakar

Rhoda Dakar began her musical career as lead vocalist with all female 2Tone band,
The Bodysnatchers in 1979. She went on to record with The Specials, The Special AKA and Madness, along with her solo work. She has 7 gold albums and 2 silver covering these and other recording projects. As a collaborator, Rhoda has worked on singles with the Dub Pistols and US Ska Punk heroes The Interrupters, alongside Rancid’s Tim Armstrong. Rhoda tours with a five piece backing band and regularly receives rave reviews across the board. In fact Louder Than War describe her as a ”goddamn national treasure”. Also a respected DJ, she has toured with UB40, The Selecter and The Specials. She has also written sleevenotes for Trojan Records and the late Terry Hall.