Definition of "ska" [ska]

• Popular music originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, having elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, and calypso and marked by a fast tempo and a strongly accented offbeat. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Subject: 2.1: Introduction In response to all of those ` ` Isn't ska some dance form of reggae? '' questions, I present the following historical background to the music we call ska, gleaned from liner notes I have lying about the place, various postings to (news: alt. music.ska), and sundry emailings with helpful ska fans."
• "Central Park SummerStage -- Hear some Latin American ska and funk on Friday, see a new play commissioned by the NYC Parks Department on Saturday, and get down with Jimmy Cliff and up-and-coming reggae stars on Sunday."
• "The English Beat was one of the first and best bands to play around with the proto-reggae style known as ska, with a mind toward bending it into a form of pop fit for England in the 1970s."