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Ska punk (also spelled ska-punk) is a fusion genre that mixes ska music and punk rock music. Ska punk tends to feature brass instruments, especially horns such as trumpets, trombones and woodwind instruments like saxophones, making the genre distinct from other forms of punk rock.
Ska ( / skɑː /; Jamaican: [skjæ]) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. [1] . 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.
This is a list of notable bands and musicians who performed primarily ska or ska-influenced music for a significant portion of their careers. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Mar 12, 2024 · 1. Reel Big Fish. Coming together in a California high school as a cover band, Reel Big Fish changed their style to ska in 1992 and enjoyed an underground cult following. With the release of their second album, Turn the Radio Off, Reel Big Fish had commercial success leading to an extensive tour through the US.
Ska-Punk. Most of the Third Wave of Ska Revival was based on Ska-Punk, a hybrid that took the 2-Tone movement of the early '80s as its starting point, and added the velocity and volume of hardcore punk for good measure.
Feb 11, 2020 · Andrew Sacher. |. February 11, 2020. Tomas Kalnoky (left) with Streetlight Manifesto at When We Were Young 2017 ( more by Romari Bonner) This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ takes a look at...
May 27, 2021 · Entertainment. This Is How Punk Became Connected With Ska Music. United Archives/Getty Images. By Amy Beeman / May 27, 2021 4:27 pm EST. Ska music originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and became the most popular music in the island nation by the early 1960s.
