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Ska is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the off beat. It was developed in Jamaica in the 1960s when Stranger Cole, Prince Buster, Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, and Duke Reid formed sound systems to play American rhythm and blues and then began recording their own songs. [2] .
May 17, 2024 · ska, Jamaica’s first indigenous urban pop style. Pioneered by the operators of powerful mobile discos called sound systems, ska evolved in the late 1950s from an early Jamaican form of rhythm and blues that emulated American rhythm and blues, especially that produced in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Apr 28, 2022 · In the early 1960s, a cohort came together—the Skatalites—backing singers for different producers, performing live, and making their own records to form the backbone of ska. Many other backing groups were in fact the Skatalites under different names.
- Lloyd Bradley
Mar 23, 2008 · Ska emerged in Jamaica as a kind of ham-fisted combination of American rhythm and blues and Caribbean folk styles, such as calypso and mento, in the late '50s, but it flourished after the former...
Sep 18, 2018 · Ska music, a genre commonly known as “the music of the people,” was formally birthed in 1959, and is a hybrid sound that owes much of its success to the popularity of its influences. On the...
- Evan Nicole Brown
Mar 16, 2021 · Ska came from Mento — a style of Jamaican folk music that is a combination of African rhythmic and European elements. It had its beginnings in the 19th Century and eventually grew to have a multitude of different styles under its umbrella.
Mar 12, 2024 · Ska music’s roots began in Jamaica in the mid-20th century and incorporated calypso, American jazz, and R&B. The genre can be characterized by walking bass lines and brass riffs, which play rhythms on the off-beat for a fast-paced aesthetic.
