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ska a style of both music and guitar playing ska is often up beat and played with an upward strum of the guitar and played on the off beat
there were 3 main types of ska trad, 2 tone and 3rd wave though there are some others

it is often mistaken that ska was derived from reggae
skatalite-traditional ska
bad maners-2 tone
3rd wave-jaya the cat
ska core-operation ivy
ska by Mine is Mine May 13, 2005
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Ska Band Go! 

A ska band from middle-northern-central-western America. Sometimes they play music. Other times, they hax teh internets.
Have you ever heard of Ska Band Go!?
No, why?
Oh. Never mind.
Ska Band Go! by Wooden Jesus August 23, 2007
A term commonly referred to by second semester seniors, meaning "Seniors Kick Ass." Typically used during both good and bad nights, usually comes during a string of profanities.
Oh shit, my ID got taken up. SKA bitch, blow me!!
SKA by LooshMaGoosh January 3, 2010
Ska originated in Jamaica when traditional reggae met with the american jazz scene. The "punk" sound came from brittain, and soon people all over the world were listening to the Rudies.

One of the most distincive parts of ska music is Skanking. It's a dance that consists of a whole two steps, and is all about fun. The word you're thinking is the slang "skank", right? That word came from the rudies, who, after dancing for an hour, would be very sweaty.

Ska still lives on today. There are many ska bands still around, and many are jumping into the punk rock scene such as Leftover Crack (Formerly known as Choking Victim). Many still play the old two-tone style, which is slower...but most play and upbeat punk sound with the destinctive guitar beat, and the good old trumpet, trombone and sax.
There is a ska band here in michigan by the name of Thirteen Thirty-Six. They are very new, less than 2 years old, and are playing shows with growing popularity.

Catch 22 still does shows, which people love to watch.

Ska is NOT dead. Everyone has their opinions. If you like rap, you probably won't like ska. Just don't waste your time trying to give it a bad name. Especially on a dictionary site. Do you have no lives?
ska by SkaLives May 30, 2006
A form of music blending everything good about upbeat music, though some slower tunes can be catagorised as ska
The speacials, King Prawn
ska by The G March 29, 2004

ska brigade 

4 girls who ride around in the ska mobile and know every word to every ska song, who can go front row to every concert and belt every line and have it mean something. They breathe ska.
I see the ska mobile, that damn ska brigade.
ska brigade by Jam December 1, 2004