Ska
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| Cultural origins | 1950s |
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| Jamaica | |
| Stylistic origin | Jazz |
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| ID | 962102 |
About Ska
Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the off beat.
Terry Hall: Tributes to The Specials singer who was 'one of the greats'
... The band spearheaded the Two Tone and Ska scenes, and were groundbreaking for their multi-racial membership and how they used pop music to reflect an era of upheaval, unemployment and racial tension...
Terry Hall of The Specials dies aged 63
...By Mark SavageBBC Music CorrespondentTerry Hall, the frontman of socially conscious Ska band The Specials, has died at the age of 63...
The Clash: How London Calling still inspires 40 years on
... Influenced by the music they had heard abroad, the band began working 10 hours a day, seven days a week, for three months , successfully incorporating elements of reggae, rockabilly and Ska...
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