It is generally accepted there are 3 waves or eras of ska...
1 First-wave Ska began in late 1960 in Jamaica and lasted until the late 1960s in Jamaica and England (as blue beat)
2 Second-wave Ska flourished in the late-1970s and very early 1980s and saw the emergence of popular groups such as The Specials, the (English) Beat, Madness and the like in England.
3 Third-wave Ska is a late-1980s/early- 1990s revival of Ska,
Involving such bands as Weaker Youth Ensemble, the Allstonians, Bim Skala Bim, the Voodoo Glow Skulls and The Toasters.
Then you have an even faster type of ska that being Skacore!
It is generally accepted there are 3 waves or eras of ska...
1 First-wave Ska began in late 1960 in Jamaica and lasted until the late 1960s in Jamaica and England (as blue beat)
2 Second-wave Ska flourished in the late-1970s and very early 1980s and saw the emergence of popular groups such as The Specials, the (English) Beat, Madness and the like in England.
3 Third-wave Ska is a late-1980s/early- 1990s revival of Ska,
Involving such bands as Weaker Youth Ensemble, the Allstonians, Bim Skala Bim, the Voodoo Glow Skulls and The Toasters.
Then you have an even faster type of ska that being Skacore!
Quite a bit when you delve into stuff!
Crazy!