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TIL ska originated in the 1950s and is the precursor to reggae (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

This is correct, but there was a revival in the UK in the 1980's. It was the latter that influenced the ska-punk genre.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

ska->rocksteady->reggae

[–] brnybngs@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 month ago

It is so weird to have the picture as a preview of the wiki post; talking about one of the purest form of black music (rocksteady, ska, reggae) but having a white band as representative image is a select choice.

Would make more sense to have a picture of someone from the first wave of ska like Desmond Dekker.