I've heard people talk about this kind of music before but I have no idea what it is. Can you also name some bands that have this type of music?
2007-10-22 14:32:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Wow...you're going to get a lot of varied answers because ska means differently from person to person. So maybe a little history will help.
Ska is Jamaican dance music.
It started in Jamaica circa 1960 and it is the pre-cursor to reggae. Back then, ska was their take on Motown, but played on the ska beat.
The ska beat is a syncopated beat, or an off beat.
Rock is played on the beat:
1..2..3..4..1..2..3..4..
Ska is played on the off beat:
..1..2..3..4..1..2..3..4
So you get this sort of... "mmBop, mmBop, mmBop" sound to it.
By 1965, ska fell out of fashion and was replaced by the slower, rocksteady. By 1969, it was all over when reggae dominated Jamaican airwaves.
In 1979, a British musician by the name of Jerry Dammers decided to revive ska music, but with a bit punkier sound. And so The Specials were born, and ska became an overnight sensation in Great Britain.
And so, ska has existed ever since, all over the globe.
Some bands/artists to check out are:
The Skatalites
Prince Buster
Laurel Aitken
Desmond Dekker
The Specials
Madness
English Beat
The Selecter
The Toasters
Fishbone
The Untouchables
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Pietasters
Hepcat
The Slackers
No Doubt
Chris Murray
Deal's Gone Bad
Go Jimmy Go
The Dualers
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Desorden Publico
Almalafa
The Pepper Pots
Check out my sources for more info on ska music!
2007-10-25 18:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by nevermore29407 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Streetlight Manifesto. Best ever. Ska is a track style that originated in Jamaica within the past due Nineteen Fifties, and was once the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska mixed factors of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. It is characterised by means of a jogging bass line accented with rhythms at the offbeat.
2016-09-05 20:30:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its like reggae and punk. My favorite ska band is The Living End
2007-10-22 14:52:59 · answer #3 · answered by Allison 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SKA IS ONE OF THE BEST GENRES OF MUSIC EVER
it's like sped up reggae, kind of. but better!!
some good bands are:
big d and the kids table
catch 22
choking victim
the specials
streetlight manifesto
planet smashers
rancid
flatliners (first cd)
mighty mighty boss tones
reel big fish
sublime
the aquabats
mustard plug
suicide machines
suburban legends
mad caddies (AMAZING, different)
buck-o-nine
goldfinger
save ferris
skankin' pickle
spitvalves
arrogant sons of bitches
the flaming tsunamis
that should do it, that's all i can think of right now.
ENJOY
2007-10-22 14:43:39 · answer #4 · answered by We Hope That You Choke 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Best ska band- Starpool!!! Check them out.
2007-10-22 14:42:37 · answer #5 · answered by JJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ska is fast reggea with trumpets and trombones and such, as well as some elements of punk
some good ska bands are:
reel big fish
less than jake
streetlight manifesto
catch 22
ska-P
goldfinger
sublime
2007-10-22 15:16:44 · answer #6 · answered by Spiral Out 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ska- reggea mixed with punk
EX:
Less Than Jake
Catch 22
Big D And The Kids Table
Goldfinger
Rancid
that should get you started
2007-10-22 14:36:45 · answer #7 · answered by Steven W Is A Fan Of Goldfinger. 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
reggae/punk, usually has walking basslines in the songs and a horn section
Sublime
The Specials
Reel Big Fish
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Save Ferris
2007-10-22 14:42:26 · answer #8 · answered by Dani G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jimmy eat world, sum 41(sorta), less than jake, and the like wise
2007-10-22 14:41:20 · answer #9 · answered by Stephanie C 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
its peppy. it fantastic. its dandy. its didily doo bop.
2007-10-22 16:13:44 · answer #10 · answered by Fetus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋