| One Year of Ska | ||||
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| Released | 5 April 2019 [1] | |||
| Label | Four Four Music, UMA | |||
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One Year of Ska is a 4-disc compilation box set by Australian ska band, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, compiling the four albums released in the past twelve months. The album was released in April 2019.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album won the ARIA Award for Best World Music Album. [2]
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