Jamaica became independent in 1962 and Ska’s upbeat rhythm reflected the mood in the newly autonomous country. Adopting America R&B style but adding Mento elements, the new music kept a 4/4 ...

Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival is boasting its "most eclectic lineup to date" in 2025, and you're thusly being ordered to ...

My music is somewhere between ska, rocksteady and lovers rock and I ... was asked to record her first single Love My Life for Jamaican Broadcasting Corporation DJ Jerry Lewis.

“They embraced the reggae music ... in ska revivalists The Specials. “It’s amazing the elders we have here in the Pacific Northwest, which is not exactly a hot spot for the Jamaican diaspora ...