Ska
[skɑː]Meaning
English word for a style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s
Background Story
Ska is recorded as a given name in German (Modern), where it is feminine, and in Sioux, where it is also feminine; both are user-submitted entries. The word itself is the English name for a style of Jamaican dance music that originated in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.
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