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  2. Rocksteady - Wikipedia

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    Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. [1] A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was the dominant style of music in Jamaica for nearly two years, performed by many of the artists who helped establish reggae, including harmony groups such as the Techniques, the Paragons, the Heptones and the Gaylads; soulful singers such as Alton Ellis, [2] Delroy ...

  3. Ska - Wikipedia

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    Ska (/ s k ɑː /; Jamaican Creole: skia, ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. [1] It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues .

  4. Music of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Mento is a style of Jamaican music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. Lord Flea and Count Lasher are two of the more successful mento artists. Well-known mento songs include Day-O, Jamaica Farewell and Linstead Market. Mento is often confused with Calypso music, a musical form from Trinidad and Tobago.

  5. List of ska musicians - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Laurel Aitken - Wikipedia

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    The Original Cool Jamaican Ska (1964, LP Compil) Ska With Laurel (1965, Rio) Laurel Aitkin Says Fire (1967, Doctor Bird) Fire (1969) High Priest of Reggae (1969, Nu-Beat) The High Priest Of Reggae (1970) Laurel Aitken Meets Floyd Lloyd and the Potato Five (1987, Gaz's) (with The Potato 5) Early Days of Blue Beat, Ska and Reggae (1988, Bold Reprive)

  7. Bob Marley - Wikipedia

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    Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Marley increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide and became a global figure in popular culture.

  8. Byron Lee and the Dragonaires - Wikipedia

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    Lee's relationship with Atlantic Records (he acted as head of distribution for the US company in Jamaica) led to the label releasing Dragonaires records in the US, including two albums timed to capitalise on interest generated from the World's Fair performances, Jump Up and Jamaican Ska (on which the Dragonaires backed the likes of The Blues ...

  9. Two-tone (music genre) - Wikipedia

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    Originating in Coventry in the West Midlands of England in the late 1970s, it was part of the second wave of ska music. It followed on from the first ska music that developed in Jamaica in the 1950s and 1960s, infused with punk and new wave textures. Although two-tone's mainstream commercial appeal was largely limited to the UK, it influenced ...