ska

noun
🔊/skɑː/
🔊/skɑː/
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of fast popular music with strong rhythms, developed in Jamaica in the 1960s and that developed into reggae斯卡(20 世纪 60 年代兴起于牙买加的一种节奏强而快的流行音乐,后来发展成雷盖音乐)
    CultureSka is similar to reggae but with a faster beat, and often using brass instruments. It developed in Jamaica in the 1960s and was also popular in Britain in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Well-known ska bands include Madness and The Specials.
    Topics Musicc2
    Word Origin1960s: of unknown origin.