Two-Tone Ska

In the 70s and 80s, the second wave of Ska music emerged. This was known as Two-Tone, it is a music genre created by fusing elements of ska, punk rock, rock steady, reggae and pop. Two-tone ska included tighter, faster sound and involved more horns. It was called 2 Tone because most of the bands were signed to the record label 2 Tone Records at some point. Some American bands incorporated the ska sound into their own music. Some of these bands were  The Skatalites, the Specials, Slackers, and hep Cat.

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