The History of SkaBy: Joel Kirst

Background

Ska has it’s roots in Jamaica in the early 1960s

Fuses calypso music with American Jazz and R&B

Made for dancing

Sound of Ska

Traditional ska band consists of:› Guitars› Bass Guitars› Drums› Keyboards› Horns (saxophones, trumpets and

trombones)

Sound of Ska

Drumbeats are on the 2nd and 4th beats Guitar hits the 2nd, 3rd and 4th beats Upbeat, quick tempo for dancing

Important Terms

Rude Boys› Impoverished Jamaican teens hired by DJs

to crash street dances› Gangs were formed from these groups

Skanking› Dance style to go with Ska music› Do the running man, arms bent at elbows

with fists punching outward› http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY4QAK

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Coxsone Dodd

Founded Studio One in order to provide Jamaica with the ska sound unique to their culture during their freedom from Great Britain

Evolution of Ska

Ska came in three “waves”› First wave came about in Jamaica in the

1960s› Second wave created in England in the

1970s› Third wave created in America and is the

most known form of Ska today

First Wave

1960 in Jamaica Used traditional calypso music of

Jamaica and American Jazz and R&B Famous Band of the era:

› The Skatalites › http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHxEijS

G7fg&feature=related

Second Wave

Also known as Two Tone Ska referring to the record label

Created in 1970 in England Fused Punk with traditional Ska Famous Band of the era:

› The Specials› http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgCZN1r

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Third Wave

Created in America taking influence from two tone ska› Had more of a punk sound

Popular in the 1990s Famous Bands include:

› The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIGMUAMevH0

› No Doubt - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZktNItwexo

› Sublime - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmadSGJCzo8

Skinheads

Found in the two tone ska scene in England

Refers to their shaved heads Usually wore Jeans rolled up so people

could see their combat boots Wore suspenders and T-Shirts with a

Jean jacket or suit coat

Skinheads

So…How Does It Relate?

Ska drew influences from different genres:› Jazz› R&B› Punk

Just as Rock and Roll did Created a new subculture

› Subculture took roots in the Punk movement

THE END!