Ska

Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by a walking bass line, accented guitar or piano rhythms on the offbeat. In the early 1960s, ska was the dominant musical genre of Jamaica, and it was also popular with British mods. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Skarface

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Dec 29 Tuesday 29 December 2009 Today
Reel Big Fish	House of Blues San Diego CA, United States 32.716254 -117.160118	7 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets
WRONG VENUE at The Middle East Upstairs The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	The Middle East… Cambridge, Boston, United States 42.363914 -71.101237	1 person attending Add shout Buy Tickets
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - SOLD OUT! at The Middle East Downstairs The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	The Middle East… Cambridge, Boston, United States 42.363914 -71.101237	6 people attending Add shout
The Wailers: 40 Years of Fams Four at House of Blues The Wailers	House of Blues North Myrtle Beach SC, United States 33.799399 -78.737124	Add shout Buy Tickets
Dec 30 Wednesday 30 December 2009 Tomorrow
High Five Drive US Tour at The Box Office High Five Drive, Murder Majesty	The Box Office Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Add shout
Angry Banana plus Stereohype also plus Further Reasoning also plus Fuzzy and The... Angry Banana, Stereohype, Further Reasoning, Fuzzy And The Shopping Carts	House of Blues New Orleans, LA, New Orleans, United States 29.953043 -90.066188	4 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets

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AwesomeNacho wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

listen to this ska http://www.last.fm/music/Dred+I+Dread

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F4B1U wrote:
8 days ago

pid up, pid up, pid up!!!

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Masakist wrote:
13 days ago

I had too check this out slaright

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cliff413 wrote:
15 days ago

in a world of syncronized dance moves and synthesizers, ska is one of the genres that hasn't "sold out". it keeps me alive day to day.

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That_Ska_Chick wrote:
21 days ago

=))))

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green_boy182 wrote:
26 days ago

do the ska!! )

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plecytaty wrote:
last month

SKA!SKA!SKA!

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keatonguy wrote:
last month

Oh GOD yes, I love the ska. Cherry Poppin' Daddies baited me into loving this and new swing too.

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owca2512 wrote:
last month

Nie wieżę, że można nie lubić ska! Albo że fan ska uważa Ska-p za zły zespół! ;D Szaleństwo. Ska ska ska!

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VivaLa_Ska wrote:
last month

Ska'd 4 Life!!!!!!!

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mattmacneil wrote:
last month

shittiest genre.

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figjamjoe wrote:
October 2009

Go the Aquabats!

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Pa5ch1 wrote:
October 2009

Ska Ska Skaaaaa!!!

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RoBoHoBo8080 wrote:
October 2009

fuck the haters

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mukeys wrote:
October 2009

Ska *is* sped up Jazz with depressing vocals

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Aludin wrote:
October 2009

just dropping by to say ska is one of the shittiest genres of music around.

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Snippy88 wrote:
October 2009

'Skaboy JFK', the new all-ska album from the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, is available in stores, Amazon and iTunes now! All waves and varieties of ska: trad, reggae, 2-Tone, third wave, ska punk! www.daddies.com

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FrankTyrell wrote:
September 2009

SKA-P is a great band ;)

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sergiun wrote:
September 2009

skarabazoo new ska from italy

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PhantomWave wrote:
September 2009

Ska-P is the best band of ska from Spain.

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