Basically I have to write an essay on how Ska influenced Society.

So basically I want to ask which genre of Ska; first movement; 2Tone and the third movement, you think influenced society most.

My belief so far is that 2Tone Ska influenced society quit a lot. but with your comment I can broaden my knowledge of society and Ska

Ska helped to unify young black and white people because it appealed to both groups; this was mainly because it was performed by both black and white artists.

ska was a force in the uk in the late seventies when there was lots of public frustration, lots of industrial action, and at the time a quite big following for the then national front.

it was a fusion of styles that both the early skinhead/rudeboy could associate with and also the young black man, its beat was addictive, it struck a chord with ordinary people- especially the working classes.


i have seen the specials three times, i went to see the beat, i still love the music today, but that is all it was to me- music.

2Tone definitely influenced the UK. It was that thing in most people that they needed and just couldn't find. Well when ska reached Europe they found it. It started the rudeboy style and is half the reason we now have our perfect upbeat ska sound in America. This is what I thank the UK for the most.

Ska (pronounced /ˈskɑː/, Jamaican [skja]) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.[1] Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the upbeat.

In the early 1960s, ska was the dominant music genre of Jamaica and was popular with British Mods. Later it became popular with many skinheads. Music historians typically divide the history of ska into three periods: the original Jamaican scene of the 1960s (First Wave), the English 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s (Second Wave) and the third wave ska movement, which started in the 1980s (Third Wave)
link [en.wikipedia.org]
There are many forms of ska and it's been around for a long time, About fifty years. Please get your facts, it's a complicated genre.

This link is very good.
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