Jamaican ska
Jamaican ska is a genre. Jamaican ska grew out of Ska. It sits close to spouge, ska jazz, Japanese ska, new tone and Australian ska, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Ska punk, Rocksteady, Reggae and 2 tone, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 14 connections around Jamaican ska. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Jamaican ska came from and where it led.
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Jamaican ska connections
Jamaican ska grew out of Ska, shares an orbit with spouge, ska jazz, Japanese ska and new tone, went on to shape Ska punk, Rocksteady, Reggae and 2 tone. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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