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Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the upbeat. In the early 1960s, ska was the dominant music genre of Jamaica and was popular with British mods. Later it became popular with many skinheads.

Music historians typically divide the history of ska into three periods: the original Jamaican scene of the 1960s (First Wave), the English 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s (Second Wave) and the third wave ska movement, which started in the 1980s (Third Wave) and rose to popularity in the US in the 1990s.

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Mariskada Sound System
949 plays, 12 followers

Loeches, Madrid, Spain

Reggae, Ska, Electronica


Joe Ferris
53 plays, 5 followers

Herts, United Kingdom

Punk, Ska, Folk


CellaRootz
29 plays, 3 followers

Vienna, Austria

Reggae, Hip Hop, Ska


Kaige
64 plays, 2 followers

Las Vegas, United States

Hip Hop, Metal, Ska


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