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When people say ska, I think of:
The Skatalites
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Tommy McCook
Don Drummond
Bob Marley
Toots and the Maytals
The Gaylads
Roland Alphonso
Clancy Eccles
Desomnd Dekker
Justin Hinds
The Ethiopians
Dave and Ansel Collins
Tony Tribe
Upsetters
Paragons
Just to name a few.
I never understood this new stuff they are calling ska. I think ska died in the late 60's. It had a revival in the late 70's with all the british punkers that were into old reggae songs and put there own little twist on it. That diluted the music, but it still had its moments (very rare ones).
But today, it is so much farther removed form what it was originially. They need a new name for it (sorry, I'm just a bitter real ska fan).
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