Thursday, May 19, 2011

The History Of Ska part 1 of ?

I figured I might as well talk about where it is that ska came from although I doubt that anyone who was actively looking for a ska blog would need me to tell them about it. Ska originated in Jamaica the late fifties and early sixties. This was not the ska that we know today but served as a precursor to it as well as reggae. An awesome example of one of these first wave ska bands should check out The Skatalites!

18 comments:

  1. I had a friend in high school who was into ska.
    Don't know much about it but would like to learn more.

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  2. Interesting. But yeah, you could maybe do a more comprehensive history of ska, and put up a video of your favorite examples.

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  3. I dun listen to Ska directly but i listen to some bands who (say) are influenced by it and i like it :3

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  4. Awesome blog! I love the old original ska, in fact I think I prefer it over most other forms of it. Skatalites are excellent!

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  5. I'm a newby to ska lol :) thanks for teaching me about it though :D

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  6. Haven't listened to Ska since highschool! Awesome.

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  7. I've always wondered, does No Doubt constitute Ska?

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  8. a ska blog is a very good idea, my fried!

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  9. best baselines in the world ska

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  10. I think more people need to learn about it

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  11. I have a few ska songs and i like em a lot

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  12. very interesting! ive been into ska for a while but i never looked into the history. thanks for sharing!

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  13. Write more of it's history, always a good read!

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  14. i like a lot of the new ska hybrids.

    could you do a runner up with some info on when say skapunk etc?

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  15. Of course, I'm planning on doing one on two tone ska first then I'm going to make one on ska punk

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  16. Nice blog. I've seen The Beat quite a bit recently and will be seeing them again soon at Glastonbury. It's always a great session.

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