Ska. Etymology[edit] There are different theories about the origins of the word ska.
Ernest Ranglin claimed that the term was coined by musicians to refer to the "skat! The Foundation of Ska, Rock Steady & ReggaeSKATALITES. Ska punk. History[edit] References[edit] Jump up ^ "Ska Revival".
Allmusic. Big D and the Kids Table. 2 Tone. 2 Tone (or Two Tone) is a music genre created in England in the late 1970s by fusing elements of ska, punk rock, rocksteady, reggae and new wave.
Within the history of ska, 2 Tone is classified as its second wave, and is the precursor of the third wave ska scene of the 1980s and 1990s.[1] History[edit] The term was coined by The Specials' keyboard player Jerry Dammers, who — with the assistance of Horace Panter and graphic designer John "Teflon" Sims — created the iconic Walt Jabsco logo (a man in a black suit, white shirt, black tie, pork pie hat, white socks and black loafers) to represent the 2 Tone genre. The logo was based on an early album cover photo of Peter Tosh, and included an added black-and-white check pattern.[3][4][5] Most of the bands considered to be part of the 2 Tone genre were signed to 2 Tone Records at some point. The Specials. The Attempted Ska Page!/BANDS. Reggae, Rocksteady, Ska.