: popular music of Jamaican origin that combines elements of traditional Caribbean rhythms and jazz
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The band, which rose to fame in the early '90s due to their unique fusion of rock, punk, rap, ska, and reggae, is releasing Friday its first original studio track since frontman Bradley Nowell’s death from a heroin overdose 28 years ago, according to Rolling Stone.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
The British ska/pop band’s first U.S. tour in 12 years features guests Berlin and the Untouchables.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Starring Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Pinnock and David Dawson, the story of a family and four young people drawn into Coventry and Birmingham’s exploding ska and two-tone music scene in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2024
The group, which formed in Anaheim, California in 1986, embraced its ska aesthetic, right down to the dance moves, horns and fashion choices.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
Greg’s contributions to the ska scene have been monumental and his voice shaped the sound and soul of ska for decades.
—Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Sublime With Rome — which currently has no members of the original ska band — is embarking on a farewell tour.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
The Slackers and Mustard Plug at the Black Cat
Third-wave ska was a staple of alt-rock radio and venue stages in the ’90s.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Meanwhile, my oldest brother would be playing ska and reggae.
—Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2023
Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
The British ska/pop band’s first U.S. tour in 12 years features guests Berlin and the Untouchables.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Starring Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Pinnock and David Dawson, the story of a family and four young people drawn into Coventry and Birmingham’s exploding ska and two-tone music scene in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2024
The group, which formed in Anaheim, California in 1986, embraced its ska aesthetic, right down to the dance moves, horns and fashion choices.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Apr. 2024
Greg’s contributions to the ska scene have been monumental and his voice shaped the sound and soul of ska for decades.
—Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Sublime With Rome — which currently has no members of the original ska band — is embarking on a farewell tour.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
The Slackers and Mustard Plug at the Black Cat
Third-wave ska was a staple of alt-rock radio and venue stages in the ’90s.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Meanwhile, my oldest brother would be playing ska and reggae.
—Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2023
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ska
noun
: popular music of Jamaican origin that combines elements of traditional Caribbean rhythms and jazz
Etymology
perhaps an alteration of scat "jazz singing with meaningless syllables"
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