Ska emerged in the early '60s as a precursor to reggae by Jamaican musicians influenced by the New Orleans ... and arrangements now associated with the style. In the late '70s the music saw a revival ...

Jamaica became independent in 1962 and Ska’s upbeat rhythm reflected the mood in the newly autonomous country. Adopting America R&B style but adding Mento elements, the new music kept a 4/4 ...

My music is somewhere between ska, rocksteady and lovers rock and I ... was asked to record her first single Love My Life for Jamaican Broadcasting Corporation DJ Jerry Lewis.