SKA

What Does SKA Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

SKA is a genre of dance music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s.

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Historians typically divide the history of SKA into three periods:

• The 1960s - The original Jamaican SKA scene.
• The late 1970s - The Two-Tone SKA revival in Britain.
• The late 1980s and 1990s - Third wave SKA, which involved bands from a wide range of countries around the world.

This video features a compilation of bands from throughout the three waves of SKA:

Top 10 Ska Bands

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When I write SKA, I mean this:

"Genre of Dance Music"

Summary of Key Points

"Genre of Dance Music" is, by far, the most common meaning for SKA when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

SKA
Definition:	Genre of Dance Music
Type:	Word
Guessability:	3: Guessable
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Example of SKA Used in a Text

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