How to Use ska in a Sentence

ska

noun
  • The ska-punk band The Interrupters is set to open all the dates on the tour.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The track adheres to Goldfinger’s ska core but suggests a good deal of growth in the band’s sound.
    — Bryan Kress, Billboard, 14 July 2017
  • Unsteady blends ska and reggae with a dash of geek, lounge and funky soul with horns, organ, driving bass and drums.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2019
  • On its early records, No Doubt was fully immersed in the ska punk movement.
    — cleveland.com, 27 July 2017
  • Greg’s contributions to the ska scene have been monumental and his voice shaped the sound and soul of ska for decades.
    — Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The band's ska and pop-punk sound will bring the final hours of the DIY fair to a big crescendo.
    — Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Los Angeles ska-punk band the Interrupters will open each show.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The British ska legends are still bouncing more than 40 years into their career.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 12 May 2021
  • Appleton rum and Red Stripe are consumed while hips and hands move to the sounds of dancehall and ska.
    — Kristin Braswell, Vogue, 12 June 2018
  • During the men’s street heats, the Olympic-stadium speakers blasted hip-hop and ska.
    — Nic Dobija-Nootens, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The ska/punk/funk legends have been entertaining crowds in the Bay Area for more than three decades.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Then and now, The Equals’ ebullient mix of rock, soul, calypso, proto-punk and ska stood out.
    — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 July 2017
  • The ska movement and two-tone movement was a big influence on The Prodigy.
    — Lily Moayeri, Billboard, 26 July 2022
  • Four years ago, things were messy for Orange County ska-rock band Save Ferris.
    — Kelli Skye Fadroski, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2017
  • Their mix of Latin, surf, rockabilly, ska and whatever else is within reach is the kind of thing that stirs up a crowd in a rush.
    — Houston Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The legendary Skatalites have served as ambassadors of ska music since the mid-’50s.
    — Houston Chronicle, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The intersection between pop-punk and ska-punk was prevalent in the mid-1990s.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Now, the band is returning, with the Barcelona ska outfit La Pegatina in tow.
    — Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Terry Hall, lead singer of the influential British ska band the Specials, has died.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Nothing says summer entertainment like reggae and ska.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Terry Hall, frontman for English ska-punk band the Specials, dies at 63.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Holtan involved a wide range of contributors in Covid Radio, from a local ska band to members of the school board.
    — Author: J. Besl, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2021
  • Like the best of two-tone ska, there are cutting, funny, and often reflective lyrics on top of a clean, bouncy New Wave beat.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
  • Terry Hall, who brought on the English 2-Tone ska revival with the band the Specials, has died.
    — Vulture, 20 Dec. 2022
  • After catching them at the Whisky, the British ska band the Specials asked the group to open for them on a tour of England.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2020
  • From ska to the Sleng Teng, Jamaican music is always reinventing itself.
    — Reshma B, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2024
  • In short, Carlos Malcolm is the first arranger to write formal music scores of Jamaican ska music.
    — Heather Augustyn, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The story of Long Beach, California ska-rap trio Sublime is headed to the big screen.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2022
  • So Stefani tried to introduce him to her style of music with a ska and reggae music playlist for Valentine’s Day a few years ago.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The band is known for its Latin American rhythms with origins of ska and tints of reggae and trap music along with punk and lyrics that address global issues.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2019

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