ska

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  1. noun Popular music originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, having elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, and calypso and marked by a fast tempo and a strongly accented offbeat.

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  • Looking back, Lindsay Lohan's year of glumly traipsing around with a lesbian who looks like a ska-themed knitting needle seems more appropriate. —  Hecklerspray
  • So you'll have to decide whether your allegiance lies with ska or punk, and which genre makes the best drinks. —  Home
  • On "Forest," which features distorted guitar riffs and ska-like horns, Mirah's voice remains waif-like and comforting, acting as a uniting factor that drives the song's deviation from the rest of the album. —  The Michigan Daily
  • Their music is described as a blend of punk, ska, and reggae. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • RX Bandits emerged in 1997 from Orange County California's ska-punk scene.
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  1. From the phrase (Love) Ska(voovie), greeting used by Jamaican bassist Cluet Johnson, one of the early creators of ska, or imitative of the sound of a guitar in tandem with a rim click on a snare drum.
 

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