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Oct 18, 2009 · By late 1986 and 1987what is now considered the core of the old school New York ska scene had quickly coalesced. Second Step along with Urban Blight, The Boilers, The Toasters, A-Kings and N.Y Citizens helped to create one of the most vibrant, creative and important ska scenes in the U.S. which in turn helped to galvanize scenes across the country.
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I play bass in Rude Boy George -- a band the plays ska and...
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Apr 3, 2010 · I play bass in Rude Boy George -- a band the plays ska and reggae versions of 80's new wave classics. We've been releasing a song and video every other month during 2016 and 2017. The collection of songs is titled "Love and Dancing" and it is the second collection of 80's new wave tracks that Rude Boy George has recorded in a ska and reggae style.
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May 21, 1997 · It's part of what music historians call "third wave" ska. 2-Tone was actually the second wave of the genre, which first emerged in the early '60s in Jamaica. Some observers say all reggae...
Ska was one of the many forms of resistance and autonomy in the youth. Ska declined in the 1960s with the fading of Rude Boy culture. The beat slowed to create two new musical genres, rocksteady and reggae. Both of these genres were less violent, but just as socially conscious. Some of the youth that grew up with ska travelled to Britain for work.
Within the history of ska, 2 Tone is classified as its second wave, the product of an early 1980s nostalgia for vintage music. It is the precursor of the third wave ska scene of the 1990s.
Aug 17, 2022 · Second Wave Ska appeared in the late 70s. This is where we find post-punk ska-inspired bands like The Specials, The English Beat, The Selector and the whole 2 Tone sound.
Oct 27, 1995 · A second wave of interracial ska bands, including the Specials, the Selecter and the English Beat, first appeared on England's Two-Tone label, registering in America as a quick spark on the pop...
