Ska · GenresWhat is ska?
Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by a walking bass line, accented guitar or piano rhythms on the offbeat.
About ska
In the early 1960s, ska was the dominant musical genre of Jamaica. It also became popular in the UK with Jamaican immigrants and later with British mods and skinheads ( see skinhead reggae).
From Last.fm, where 53,159 listeners have tagged music as ska.
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
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One Step Beyond...
Somewhere in the Between
Que Corra La Voz
The Specials
Too Much Pressure
Keasbey NightsSka songs
- Santeria by Sublime
- Wrong Way by Sublime
- Caress Me Down by Sublime
- What I Got by Sublime
- Badfish by Sublime
- Date Rape by Sublime
- Waiting For My Ruca by Sublime
- The Impression That I Get by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- Ghost Town by The Specials
- Super Rad by The Aquabats
Ska on Risocast
Let’s Face ItThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones · 1997
Below The BasslineErnest Ranglin · 1996
Live & Direct: Acoustic RootsSlightly Stoopid · 2001
The Longest Barrel RideSlightly Stoopid · 1998
Meanwhile...Back at the LabSlightly Stoopid · 2015
Boingo AliveOingo Boingo · 1988
Tomorrow Never ComesRancid · 2023
Best Of/20th CenturyThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones · 2005
Choke ThroatGOON
Neighbouring genres
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darkwavecoldwavechoralbig beatchiptunedigicorechansoncrunkdembowdarksynthcontemporary christiandjentQuestions
- What is ska?
- Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by a walking bass line, accented guitar or piano rhythms on the offbeat. In the early 1960s, ska was the dominant musical genre of Jamaica.
- Who are the best-known ska artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Sublime, No Doubt, Madness, The Specials, Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto.
- What genres are similar to ska?
- On Risocast it sits with darkwave, coldwave, choral, big beat, chiptune and digicore.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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