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.
A Few General Links
Ska Bands
Attaboy Skip?: Does anyone know one...this one doesn't work anymore...
All Bands hand picked by yours truly! In other words not just every ska band on the net! Although I know I left a bunch of good ones out...send links if you can think of any...
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