ska - A style of fast popular music having a strong offbeat and originating in Jamaica in the late 1950s, a forerunner of reggae. Popular in Britain and Jamaica
Examples of British ska (from one of the most famous British ska bands, 'The Specials'):
The Specials - Message to you Rudy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIoHSu5v1Mo#)
Pressure Drop by The Specials (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUxWmDgSXP4#)
The Specials - Ghost Town (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WhhSBgd3KI#)
Some people hate it, others love it. I am in the latter
Ska is not just "British." I call you one Sublime and I raise you one Streetlight Manifesto.
Sublime - What I Got (Reprise) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpVTeEqnz6Q#)
http://youtu.be/Qpl7XU9sLfs (http://youtu.be/Qpl7XU9sLfs)
Nice *reveals his full house* I see your Streetlight Manifesto and raise you one Skindred (more punk/rock than ska but meh):
SKINDRED - Rat Race (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-kmLkfFrtU#)
AHA, BUT YOU DIDNT SEE THIS COMING DID YOU
http://youtu.be/KBFWpMzF7uI (http://youtu.be/KBFWpMzF7uI)