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Madness performing in 2005. 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.
- Late 1950s, Jamaica
In the 1970s ska was a significant influence on British pop culture, and so-called groups (whose name derived from both the suits they wore and their often integrated lineups) such as the Specials, Selector, and Madness brought punk and more pop into ska.
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Jun 2, 2021 · The same is true of ska's distinct mod fashion aesthetic and its truly indescribable signature dance move (or mosh pit move, if you were the punk mentioned above): skanking. But the genre described in a popular meme as "what plays in a 13-year-old's head when he gets extra mozzarella sticks" has a story even more fascinating than that ...
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Dec 29, 2022 · What is it, exactly? And how did it come to be? Ska punk is the product of a long-standing love affair between ska music and punk rock. Ska, the older of the two genres, originated in Jamaica post World War II.
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.
- Late 1970s, United Kingdom
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.
Apr 19, 2018 · Skate punk. Washington D.C. and Southern California's hardcore punk scenes of the late '70s and early '80s were clad in utilitarian, universal fashion. What the kids working at the local...
