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: Against All Authority

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The English Beat Canyon Club
Agoura Hills CA, United States
34.142945 -118.75298
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The Wailers The Bluebird
Bloomington IN, United States
39.168132 -86.533561
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The English Beat Belly Up Tavern
Solana Beach, San Diego, United States
32.990864 -117.27061

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Sublime With Rome @ The Zoo Amphitheater
Sublime with Rome, Bowling For Soup, The Dirty Heads, Sunny Side Up 		Zoo Amphitheatre
Oklahoma City OK, United States
35.464252 -97.51474

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Fiesta del Sol
The English Beat 		Fiesta Del Sol
Solana Beach, CA, United States
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John Brown's Body Plaza Theatre
Orlando FL, United States
28.548669 -81.351226
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  • clairelovesyou

    skaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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  • whatislyf

    can anyone recommend me some good ska bands? i'm pretty new to ska, please write it in my shoutbox :3 (doesn't matter if ska-punk or reggae!)

    March 2012

  • skank_pit

    Most of the tagged bands are ska-punk, not ska. Tharr be a difference!!

    March 2012

  • autumnoffeelsad

    skripa skripa.. ha! ha!

    March 2012

  • Misbrained

    Madness [4]

    February 2012

  • giowbr

    |o|

    January 2012

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    Madness [3]

    January 2012

  • madman27

    http://mad-band.com/

    December 2011
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