What's ska?

Question

Is it punk-ish or more glam?

Answer 1

I would say neither...it is Jamaican. Here's what wikipedia says: Ska is a form of Jamaican music which began as early as the 1930s. Combining elements of traditional mento and calypso with an American jazz and rhythm and blues sound, it was a precursor in Jamaica to rocksteady and later reggae.

Answer 2

Ska is a Jamaican form of music that preceded reggae. Started back in the 30`s, I think. It combined elements of calypso with American rhythm and blues and jazz. It came and went over the years but the most popular form of it came in the 90`s with the group, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It`s sort of like a fast form of calypso with elements of punk music

Answer 3

Its kind of jazzy, rock...I don't really know how to describe it...It's like with a lot of trumpets and trombones. the music is really fast and kind of swingy..My best friends brother is in a Ska band called Skamikazy. check them out on myspace music to hear a clip of them playing.

Answer 4

man if you have to ask you will never know ska is more glam tho

Answer 5

SKA is WHITE! in the DAKOTA language or by those you call sioux indians in North America

Answer 6

its from kingston jamaica, the original stuff was based off reggae and had nothing to do with punk, the new stuff is influenced by punk rock, especially skacore (like the old stuff by the suicide machines)

Answer 7

it's very British, more than anything. I associate it with punk but I am not very familiar with it. There are horns used as well as guitars, and the beat is very bright and sharp.

Answer 8

I have always thought of it as reggae punk!

Answer 9

on the lines of punk...i know they use alot of trumpets in the music

Answer 10

it's a mixture of reggae, punk and jazz