David King (dave's blog) and Marianne Kruppa (aka ska girlie). From Wordnik.com. [LiB's photos from Internet Librarian 2005] Reference
Do you know, for example, why ska, reggae's musical precursor, is called ska?. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
To be fair, the Bosstones never self-identified as ska, and quickly but politely corrected any interviewer that called them ska. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
Add a dash of spouge from Barbados, tumba from Curacao, scratch from St. Thomas and earlier forms of reggae called ska and rocksteady. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Schulman: Gettin' Hip to Caribbean Music] Reference
Mr. RUSSELL: ... funky Kingston reggae and ska. From Wordnik.com. [Good Gourds on 'Heavy Ornamentals'] Reference
I'm excited; I've never been to a ska show before. From Wordnik.com. [This is as personal as it gets, folks.] Reference
No. I reeeeeeeeally thought that Anti-Flag was ska. From Wordnik.com. [hamletwildie Diary Entry] Reference
Overnight, bands switched chords from ska-punk to swing. From Wordnik.com. [Boppin' Cats And Kittens] Reference
Buster Bloodvessel leads Bad Manners, who also play ska. From Wordnik.com. [Rock, Rhythm and Blues] Reference
For those less informed, they are seventies-era ska/punk. From Wordnik.com. [hamletwildie Diary Entry] Reference
"There would be punk bands, ska, reggae and other styles.". From Wordnik.com. [Brooklyn Songstress Grows Into a Label-Crossing Punk] Reference
It was pretty good, since I hadn't listened to ska in a while. From Wordnik.com. [oatcake Diary Entry] Reference
Mr. FARLEY: Well, ska kind of kicked things off in the Caribbean. From Wordnik.com. [Book Explores Early Work of Bob Marley] Reference
(Soundbite of ska music) Mr. FARLEY: Rocksteady grew out of that. From Wordnik.com. [Book Explores Early Work of Bob Marley] Reference
Punk, pop punk, ska, rock List five or ten bands you listen to. From Wordnik.com. [hamletwildie Diary Entry] Reference
Latin standards and ska originals are mixed with joyful dabs of kitsch. From Wordnik.com. [Ska Cubano: Mambo Ska] Reference
The small face puckered as he tried to say it: "Wee … ska … see …?". From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and the Mountain of Light]
Mr. CHRISTOPHER JOHN FARLEY (Author): It was first recorded as a ska song. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Marley's Music and Magic Endure] Reference
A lot of the ska bands that I listen to also incorporate elements of punk. From Wordnik.com. [drbigbeef Diary Entry] Reference
Fave music and bands? emo and ska ...... aar, NfG, MxPx, save ferris, five iron frenzy. From Wordnik.com. [come on eileen...........] Reference
What began as a delicious, crazy concept – let's fuse Jamaican ska with Cuban mambo!. From Wordnik.com. [Ska Cubano: Mambo Ska] Reference
The next style like ravers, hip hop, ska and rockabilly that is never going to go away. From Wordnik.com. [Steven Nereo: The Straight Nope: Big Glasses] Reference
They might have been good, but in my old age I only have so much patience for ska shows. From Wordnik.com. [drbigbeef Diary Entry] Reference
But I hold nothing against it. indie rock: Sometimes. punk: Yes. ska: ska makes me happy. From Wordnik.com. [hamletwildie Diary Entry] Reference
Headlining is Nayas, which deftly shifts from rootsy reggae to ska to introspective rock. From Wordnik.com. [Going out guide for Tuesday, May 4, 2010] Reference
I shouldn't forget my roots, and remember that punk and reggae wouldn't exist without ska. From Wordnik.com. [quizzes for christie] Reference
He dabbled in ska, new wave, finally recorded that album of standards he always wanted to do. From Wordnik.com. [Iggy Pop: The Voice As Weapon] Reference
We finished recording today, and then did an absolutely hilarious ska version of one our songs. From Wordnik.com. [oatcake Diary Entry] Reference
In the 'pasta line' today at lunch this boy talked to me about all these ska bands I didn't know. From Wordnik.com. [gotmedown Diary Entry] Reference
They were some of the first bands to include ska and punk and all that - some of that other stuff. From Wordnik.com. [New Latin Music: Three Albums Not To Miss] Reference
Mr. SMOOTH: All of that early reggae-ska rock steady was drawing heavily from American soul doo-wop traditions. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Gaga Vs. Ace Of Base] Reference
No one in the band was hurt and they're soldiering on behind their latest ska-punk album "Great Leaps Forward.". From Wordnik.com. [Pavement, and Other Solid Things] Reference
Chris Murray offers a singer-songwriter version of ska, and his 2009 album, "Yard Sale," tells us he does it well. From Wordnik.com. [Rock, Rhythm and Blues] Reference
Hip-hop beats and salsa rhythms blare out of boomboxes, busking folkies strum guitars, skatepunks skid along to ska. From Wordnik.com. [Se Habla Rock And Roll? You Will Soon.] Reference
I've got to say, between swing dance and the ska revival, I'm pretty much out to lunch on what the kids are up to. "". From Wordnik.com. [R.E.M. Reinvents Itself] Reference
They've devoured Afro-pop, English ska, and punk as though those genres were great literary works, and this CD is their final exam. From Wordnik.com. [Vampire Weekend's Debut Worth the Hype] Reference
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