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Jun 2, 2021 · Gie Knaeps/Getty Images. The ska style known as 2 tone developed in the late 1970s and early '80s in England. According to SF Gate, while reggae was exploding in Jamaica, the popularity of new wave in the U.K. made nostalgia for '60s ska fashionable, and British bands picked it up (pun intended).
Mar 22, 1990 · Ska story: the sound of angry young England. by Stephen Rodrick March 22, 1990. “Forget about punk. Forget about the new Mods marching to the beat of ‘My Generation.’. In the England of 1980 ...
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Dec 2, 2016 · The Specials were one of the leading bands of the UK ska revival of the 1970s and 1980s, a variation of ska known as 2 Tone. This, the first track from their debut album The Specials, is a cover of a 1967 Dandy Livingstone track and stands as one of the most popular ska tracks of the period. The Specials went on to have seven consecutive top 10 ...
In the early 1960s, Ska was the dominant music genre of Jamaica and was popular with the other communities as well, including the British Community. Ska music was made for dancing. It stand out because the music is upbeat, quick and exciting. Musically, it can be characterized with a drumbeat on the 2nd and 4th beats (in 4/4 time) and with the ...