: popular music of Jamaican origin that combines elements of traditional Caribbean rhythms and jazz
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Each two-day event will feature over 100 artists spanning rock, pop punk, alternative, emo, hip-hop, ska and beyond, alongside world-class skateboarders and action sports athletes.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
Now, the band is returning, with the Barcelona ska outfit La Pegatina in tow.
—Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
Reggae with a Spanish twist In the 1960s and 1970s, Jamaicans introduced three subgenres of reggae – mento, ska and dancehall – to Panama.
—Brendan Frizzell, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
So Elvis Costello, the Beatles, or reggae or English ska, something like that.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
Now, the band is returning, with the Barcelona ska outfit La Pegatina in tow.
—Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
Reggae with a Spanish twist In the 1960s and 1970s, Jamaicans introduced three subgenres of reggae – mento, ska and dancehall – to Panama.
—Brendan Frizzell, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
So Elvis Costello, the Beatles, or reggae or English ska, something like that.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
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ska
noun
: popular music of Jamaican origin that combines elements of traditional Caribbean rhythms and jazz
Etymology
perhaps an alteration of scat "jazz singing with meaningless syllables"
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