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As music changed in the United States, so did ska. In 1965 and 1966, when American soul music became slower and smoother, ska changed its sound accordingly and evolved into rocksteady. [19] [25] However, rocksteady's heyday was brief, peaking in 1967. By 1968, ska evolved again into reggae.
Ska punk (also spelled ska-punk) is a fusion genre that mixes ska music and punk rock music. Ska punk tends to feature brass instruments , especially horns such as trumpets, trombones and woodwind instruments like saxophones, making the genre distinct from other forms of punk rock.
"007 (Shanty Town)" is a 1967 rocksteady song by Jamaican band Desmond Dekker and the Aces, released as a single from their debut album of the same name. It was also a hit for Musical Youth in 1983. "007 (Shanty Town)" has been called "the most enduring and archetypal" rude boy song.
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The ska stroke up or ska upstroke, skank or bang, is a guitar strumming technique that is used mostly in the performance of ska, rocksteady, and reggae music. [5] It is derived from a form of rhythm and blues arrangement called the shuffle , a popular style in Jamaican blues parties of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Ska is a Jamaica-originated music genre that combines elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ska . Subcategories
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.