What is ska?

Ska is a form of Jamaican music. It is a predessesor to Reggae. Ska is
fast-paced danceble music with a good rythm and a down beat. It can either
contaain normal rock instruments or horns but its usually a combination of
the two. In the late Fifties/early Sixties people in Jamaica began listening
to American rock, jazz, and blues. They started to use many of the same
instruments and eventually formed their own sound. Ska was pioneered by such
acts as the Skatelites and Bob Marley and the Wailers. Ska has already com
to America on many different trips and is currently on it's third wave.
Although many bands such as the Specials have kept on playing origional ska
,other bands such as the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Rancid have laced their
music with a punk edge.

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