Two new British bands tap into some island roots
Not boom, boom, boom, boom. It is more like chi-boom, chi-boom, chi-boom. Come down easy on the offbeat, like a rhythmic shrug of the shoulders. Kind of bluesy. Kind of calypso. Kind of fun.
Skaa back-pocket onomatopoeia for the distinctive sound of the beatmeans no harm, carries no heavy freight, sets out to make you happy and keep you dancing. Ska is the no-account stepfather of reggae, the blues-inflected Jamaican soul popularized Stateside by Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley and seen to splendid advantage in The...
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