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definition
A style of Jamaican dance music combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues.
Examples of ska in a Sentence
It's not just the infectious nature of heavy dub bass and ska chops over a hip-hop backbeat that gets them moving.
This page gives an overview of all articles in the 1911 Brittanica which are alphabetized under Sik to Ska.
My eldest boy of 21 is in a ska punk band.
They play catchy, punk-pop songs laced with ska.
In the U.K., ska revivalists influenced both Britpop bands like Blur and trip-hop artists like Tricky.
Non-computer interests include martial arts, wrestling, ska and oi!
Mostly metal and hard rock, but can play traditional ska etc. Could do backing vocals too.
They defined ska as a driving, assertive and truly home grown music appropriate for the newly independent island.
They danced to American soul and Jamaican ska and bluebeat until a number of English bands started to play this sort of music.
Their sound can only be described has a mixture of original ska and rock music.
Nice bit of classic ska to cheer me up in my self-employed dungeon.
With Glen's (the previous trumpet player) influence, we became more ska, which we think rocks!
In short, before I get over-excited, if you like old style ska, or 2-tone you have to check this out.
The responsibility of closing the night fell to Captain Kate (left ), a local three piece ska punk band.
Ska is much more than 2-Tone or 3rd wave ska is much more than 2-Tone or 3rd wave ska.
Definitely the punk ska summer soundtrack In 2004, vocalist Alan Cains left KENISIA and trumpet player James Lambeth took over the vocal duties.
There are thirteen tracks in all, encompassing ska, rock steady, and roots reggae vibes.
Non-computer interests include martial arts, wrestling, ska and oi !
They remind me of, well, every ska punk band ever.
The reason we say this is because of the talk of a ska revival.
Legend Desmond Dekker, who brought the sound of Jamaican ska music to the world has died, He was 64.
The responsibility of closing the night fell to Captain Kate (left), a local three piece ska punk band.
Ska is much more than 2-Tone or 3rd wave ska.
They live in the same road as Ska man, who 's garage I 'm borrowing to build my new trike frame in.
As a ska meets punk meets pop infusion, the band is well known for attracting fans with their live shows and catchy songs.
From this point on, their sound developed into a larger big band ska kind of noise.
Hailing from Huntington Beach, California, the band is known for bringing the ska sound to the mainstream.
As one of the seminal ska bands of recent times, Reel Big Fish inspires their fans to enjoy playing music.
Ska music (a form of Jamaican music) is the inspirational backbone for this British up and coming artist.
Many alternative rock, ska, and indie bands wear their own variations of emo hair styles, and many emo hair style picture galleries are available for ideas.
Musical genres such as jazz, ska, and soul were a large part of the mod subculture.
He has also had influence on the ska scene, using reggae rhythms in songs and producing for The Specials.
Soul, jazz, reggae, ska, none of it was a problem for him.
When listening to it, one is taken from hard rock to reggae, through rockabilly, pop, jazz, and ska.
Reggae and early ska can geographically be lumped into this category, but these genres are so large that they are usually discussed as independent groups.
The influences of these other styles of Caribbean music can often be heard in reggae and ska, though.
The music on the soundtrack for 50 First Dates are ska or reggae covers of songs that were popular in the 80s.
Mexico has its own versions of all styles of popular music, from hip hop to ska.
What about ska do you think it's un-cool to like ska nowadays?
Worked with lots of styles of music including ska, reggae, jazz, soul and South American.
We in Jodrell Bank have submitted a proposal to PPARC to construct and built an SKA prototype array for pulsar timing observations.
What about ska do you think it 's un-cool to like ska nowadays?
With Glen 's (the previous trumpet player) influence, we became more ska, which we think rocks !