Ska band
Ska
Music genre
This article is about the musical genre. For other uses, see SKA.
Ska (; Jamaican Creole: skia, [skjæ]) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.[1] It combined elements of Caribbeanmento and calypso with Americanjazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the off beat. It was developed in Jamaica in the s when Stranger Cole, Prince Buster, Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, and Duke Reid formed sound systems to play American rhythm and blues and then began recording their own songs.[2] In the early s, ska was the dominant music genre of Jamaica and was popular with British mods and with many skinheads.[3][4][5][6]
Music historians typically divide the history of ska into three periods: the original Jamaican scene of the s; the 2 tone ska revival of the late s in Britain, which fused Jamaican ska rhythms and melodies with the faster tempos and harder edge of punk rock forming ska-punk; and third-wave ska, which involved bands from a wide range of countries around the world, in the
I’ve compiled a vibrant collection of the best bör bands of all time, featuring the most famous groups that have defined and evolved this infectious genre.
These bands företräda the upbeat rhythms and cultural significance that bör music has brought to the world stage.
Top bör Bands of all time
- The Specials
- The Skatalites
- Madness
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- Reel Big Fish
- We Are The Union
- Five Iron Frenzy
- New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble
- Capdown
- The Allstonians
1. The Specials
The Specials‘ sound was a mix of ska, punk, and reggae, with socially and politically conscious lyrics that addressed issues such as racism, unemployment, and youth alienation.
The British bör band was formed in Coventry in
The band’s original lineup consisted of Terry entré (vocals), Jerry Dammers (keyboard), Lynval Golding (guitar, songs), Neville Staple (vocals), Roddy Radiation (guitar), Sir Horace Gentleman (bass), and John Bradbury (drums).
The Specials released their self-titled debut skiva in , which included the hit singles “Gangsters” and “A Message to You Rudy.”
The following year, they released their second album, More Specials, which in
Ska
Ska é um género musical que teve a sua origem na Jamaica no final da década de , combinando elementos caribenhos como o mento e o calipso e estadunidenses como o jazz, jump blues e rhythm and blues.
Foi o precursor do rocksteady e do reggae. As suas letras trazem sinais de insatisfação, abordando temas como marginalidade, discriminação, a vida dura da classe trabalhadora, e acima de tudo a diversão em harmonia.
História
[editar | editar código-fonte]Historiadores da música tipicamente dividem a história do ska em três períodos:
Primeira geração
[editar | editar código-fonte]As origens do ska remontam ao final dos anos 50, onde após a Segunda Guerra Mundial os jamaicanos compraram um número crescente de aparelhos de rádio.
Os produtores mais importantes da Jamaica, Duke Reid e Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, viajavam assiduamente aos Estados Unidos em busca de novos discos gravados por lá. Entre os dois existia uma feroz concorrência, já que ambos eram donos de sound systems, que eram caminhões equipados com microfones e alto-falantes, usados para fazer festas na rua. A rivalidade entre os dois produtores chegou ao ponto de um mandar sabotadores (dancehall crashe