0 a type of fast pop music with a strong beat, originally played in Jamaica in the late 1950s and popular there and in the UK. It influenced the development of reggae.
Their signature upbeat tunes and rich arrangements combine elements of electronica, dance, rock, swing jazz and ska.
Music genres represented at the festival have included hard rock, folk, indie, heavy metal, ska, punk, and gothic.
It is a predominantly punk rock festival, though there are also a good number of indie rock, metal, and ska acts.
They combined influences from ska, reggae and rocksteady with elements of punk rock and new wave.
They play ska and rocksteady standards (mostly instrumental) with a modern jazz twist.
The album tells a story using ten songs, fusing reggae with calypso, raggamuffin and ska.
This idea that dance music is a kind of minority interest, a bit like ska, is wrong.
Reggae, ska, big band jazz, library music and classical pieces are also featured.
