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This is a list of notable bands and musicians who performed primarily ska or ska-influenced music for a significant portion of their careers. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Aimee Allen (born February 2, 1982) [2] [3] [4] is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.She is currently the lead vocalist for the ska-punk band the Interrupters under the moniker Aimee Interrupter. [5]
The Interrupters' debut self-titled record was released August 5, 2014 on Hellcat/Epitaph Records. Following the release, the band toured the US and Canada in support of the album with the likes of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Street Dogs, Less Than Jake, Big D and The Kids Table, Reel Big Fish, Rancid, and The English Beat; and toured Europe with Bad Religion; and also played Soundwave ...
Salvo (band) The Scofflaws; SGR (band) Shaken 69; The Sheds (band) The Siren Six! Ska Daddyz; SKAndalous All-Stars; Skavoovie and the Epitones; Skinnerbox; The Skunks (ska band) The Slackers; Someday Providence; Spring Heeled Jack (band) Streetlight Manifesto; Stubborn All-Stars; Suburban Legends; The Supervillains
Belinda Magnus OBE DL (born 23 October 1953), better known as Pauline Black (Listen ⓘ), is an English singer, actress and author.. In a music career spanning over 40 years, Black came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the 2 Tone ska revival band the Selecter, which released four singles that entered the Top 40 charts in the United Kingdom during the 1970s and the 1980s ...
After The Specials' original vocalists left the band, the Bodysnatchers' lead singer, Rhoda Dakar, went on to sing with The Special AKA. Although The Bodysnatchers did not record an album, their original composition " The Boiler ", a harrowing tale of rape, was later recorded by Dakar and The Special AKA, featuring Nicky Summers on bass guitar.
The Selecter is an English 2 tone ska revival band, formed in Coventry, England, in 1979.. The Selecter featured a diverse line-up, both in terms of race and gender, initially consisting of Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson and Pauline Black on lead vocals, Neol Davies and Compton Amanor on guitar, Desmond Brown on Hammond organ, Charley 'Aitch' Bembridge on drums, and Charley Anderson on bass.
The album was well-received: BrooklynVegan and Punknews.org included the album in Best of 2022 lists, [27] [28] Pitchfork's Nina Corcoran called it "a modern classic in the ska-punk canon", [29] and music critic Anthony Fantano awarded the album an 8/10 score [7] and included it on his 2022 "Loved List". [30] In June 2022, Hunter joined ska ...