In the chatrooms and BBs, I always see comments on who the best rapper is, or what the best metal band is, but never do I hear anybody talking about Ska.
"But what's ska?"
Excellent question; prepare to be informed!
Ska is a genre of music that originated as dance music in Jamaica in the late 1950s. It combines characteristics of Jamaican music with those of jazz, rock, etc.
Ska has a dance associated with it called "skanking," which started along with the genre back in the 1950s and is still being performed today.
There are different variations of ska like ska punk, but I'm not going over them today, maybe in a later blog.
Some examples of ska bands are Streetlight Manifesto and Catch 22 [my personal favorites], but there are many, many more.
Well, that's my quick introduction to ska, hope you enjoyed it!