ska
ska
Definition
ska (skä)
noun
a form of dance music, originally from Jamaica, characterized by the use of saxophones and brass, a heavily accented offbeat, and the influence of New Orleans rhythm and blues, jazz, and calypso
ska
Usage Examples
Preposition: as
- driving: They defined ska as a driving, assertive and truly home grown music appropriate for the newly independent island.
Converse of object
- wrestle: Non-computer interests include martial arts, wrestling, ska and oi!
- play: Mostly metal and hard rock, but can play traditional ska etc. Could do backing vocals too.
- like: What about ska do you think it's un-cool to like ska nowadays?
- define: They defined ska as a driving, assertive and truly home grown music appropriate for the newly independent island.
- include: Worked with lots of styles of music including ska, reggae, jazz, soul and South American.
Adjective modifier
- Jamaican: They danced to American soul and Jamaican ska and bluebeat until a number of English bands started to play this sort of music.
- original: Their sound can only be described has a mixture of original ska and rock music.
- classic: Nice bit of classic ska to cheer me up in my self-employed dungeon.
- more: With Glen's ( the previous trumpet player ) influence, we became more ska, which we think rocks!
- old: In short, before I get over-excited, if you like old style ska, or 2-tone you have to check this out.
Modifies a noun
- punk: They remind me of, well, every ska punk band ever.
- revival: The reason we say this is because of the talk of a ska revival.
- band: The official site for South Devon ska band Too Hot.
- fan: We did have our doubts when a coach load of people all went inside; ' do you think they look like ska fans?
- scene: TS - What do you think of the UK punk and ska scene at the moment.
- music: Legend Desmond Dekker, who brought the sound of Jamaican ska music to the world has died, He was 64.
Noun used with modifier
- piece: The responsibility of closing the night fell to Captain Kate ( left ), a local three piece ska punk band.
- wave: Ska is much more than 2-Tone or 3rd wave ska.
- punk: Definitely the punk ska summer soundtrack In 2004, vocalist Alan Cains left KENISIA and trumpet player James Lambeth took over the vocal duties.
