2 tone
2 tone is a genre. 2 tone grew out of Ska, bluebeat, ska jazz and Jamaican ska. It sits close to Japanese ska, new tone, Australian ska, bluebeat and third wave ska, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into third wave ska, Ska punk and Reggae Rock, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 16 connections around 2 tone. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where 2 tone came from and where it led.
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2 tone connections
2 tone grew out of Ska, bluebeat, ska jazz and Jamaican ska, shares an orbit with Japanese ska, new tone, Australian ska and bluebeat, went on to shape third wave ska, Ska punk and Reggae Rock. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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