|
When Ska started out or who started it is a moot point, like who invented Rock and Roll (say "Elvis" and I'll lay you out), but it definitely came before reggae.
I believe Prince Buster is fairly widely credited as one of it's progenitors and the Skatalites certainly used to play with him.
It's not necessarily correct to assume that Reggae grew from Ska either. Rather Ska appears to be descended from Jazz and Rock and Roll, whereas Reggae is descended from Rythmn and Blues, the word "Reggae" meaning "rythmn".
For anybody who has only heard Punk-Ska you really need to hear some original Ska. While I have no problem with punk-ska and will happily can-can with the best of them, it simply isn't Ska. Ska is a completely different sort of music and has a different feel.
For a good introduction to original Ska, you can't go wrong with "Take the Ska Train".
For an introduction to reggae with some really good sleeve notes, "The Best of Studio One" is definitely the way to go, then top up your collection with some Trojan compilations and take it from there.
__________________
"No one was behaving from very Buddhist motives. Then, thought Pigsy, he was hardly a Buddha, nor was he a monkey. Presently, he was a pig spirit changed into a little girl pretending to be a little boy to be offered to a water monster. It was all very simple to a pig spirit."
|