*Prince Buster, the Jamaican musician widely credited with pioneering ska and rocksteady music, died in Miami on Thursday at the age of 78, his son Kareem Ali confirmed to the Jamaican Observer.

NME the Illest, vocalist and hype man for the New London-based ska band the Hempsteadys, had a couple instructions for the crowd at the beginning of their set at the Cellar on Treadwell Saturday night ...

Derrick Morgan is a legend — a rougher than rough, tougher than tough, onetime rude boy who helped shape the sound of ska in the 1960s. Singing braggadocious tunes and loving duets for more than 60 ...

Last spring and summer, Philadelphia-based ska punk band Catbite hit the road for a tour with their Bad Time Records labelmates We Are the Union and Kill Lincoln. Their June stop in New Orleans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Venezuelan singer Horacio Blanco, leader of ska music group "Desorden Publico", gestures as he speaks during an interview at a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (L-R) Percussionist Oscar Alcaino, vocalist Horacio Blanco, drummer Danel Sarmiento and bassist Jose Luis Chacin, members of the ...

Ska may not be the most mainstream type of music now, but for those who remember its heyday in the mid-1990s, the subgenre that mixes horns with up-tempo, pop-punk riffs will always be fun. Mustard ...

In 1992 — well after ska music’s 2 Tone era — no one could’ve told The Miggedys lead singer Tricia Lynn Gonzales there was a seedy underbelly to the music that saved her world. She was 17, and the ...

Once upon a time, musical traditions mingled freely in the Caribbean. But after the Cuban revolution in 1959, Cuba's music became more isolated. The band Ska Cubano creates one kind of music that ...

Since launching during the pandemic, the Mile High Ska collective has been a source of community and friendship for local fans. Credit: Justine Bean Photography Picture in your mind’s eye the average ...

When we did our 2020 ska recap, I said that 2021 seemed poised to be an even bigger year for ska than 2020 was, and wow did that turn out to be an understatement. This year gave us three great new ...