Ska Bands

From: RYM

A list by 80ATC

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Ska was and still is generally a super underrated music style.

Ok, some of the artists on this list are not Ska but started as ska bands or have some ska influenced stuff to show.

Sorted by country in alphabetical order

Please also visit my personal favourite list of The 10 Best Ska Albums of All Time

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	Allniters Australia / Sydney
	Backy Skank Australia / Newcastle
	Loin Groin Australia / Melbourne
	OiSka Australia / Melbourne
	The Porkers Australia / Sydney
	The Ska Vendors Australia / Melbourne
	The Signals Australia / Melbourne
	Strange Tenants Australia
	King Apparatus Canada / Toronto
	The Kingpins Canada / Montreal
	The Planet Smashers Canada / Montreal
	Babylove & The Van Dangos Denmark / Copenhagen
	8°6 Crew France / Paris
	Skarface France / Paris
	Two Tone Club France / Montpellier
	Alpha Boy School Bochum / Germany
	Anger Management League Germany / Munich
	beNuts Germany / Munich
	Bluekilla Germany / Munich Founded in 1985, still playing.
	The Braces Germany
	The Busters Germany / Wiesloch Founded in 1987, still playing.
	The Butlers Germany
	Court Jester’s Crew Germany
	Dr. Ring-Ding & The Senior Allstars Germany / Münster
	Dr. Woggle and the Radio Germany / Weinheim
	El Bosso und die Pingpongs Germany / NRW
	Frau Doktor Germany / Wiesbaden
	Mother’s Pride Germany / Berlin
	Ngobo Ngobo Germany / BW
	The Nighthawks Germany / Munich
	No Sports Germany / Stuttgart
	Scrapy Germany / Passau, Bavaria
	Spicy Roots Germany
	Skaos Germany / Krumbach Founded in 1982, still playing.
	The Special Guests Germany / Berlin
	The Steamy Dumplings Germany / Munich
	Yellow Umbrella Germany / Dresden
	The Fishska Indonesia / Bekasi, West Java
	Casino Royale Italy / Milano
	Los Fastidios Italy / Verona
	The Offenders Italy / Cosenza
	Roy Paci & Aretuska Italy / Sicily
	RedSka Italy / Emilia-Romagna
	The Blues Busters Jamaica
	The Ethiopians Jamaica
	Byron Lee and the Dragonaires Jamaica
	Tommy McCook & the Supersonics Jamaica
	The Skatalites Jamaica / United States “The Skatalites are probably the best known first wave ska band and, along with Desmond Dekker and Bob Marley, the most famous Jamaican artists. Their distinct and more jazzy sound probably is the reason for people to crown them as the ‘ska creators’. They were the first band that I listened when searching for original ska, a few years ago, and Don D and Jackie Mittoo still persist as some of my favorite musicians.” – Ekto Read more in the artist’s profile >>
	Soul Vendors Jamaica
	Sound Dimension Jamaica
	Rollings Japan / Tokio
	The Ska Flames Japan / Tokio
	Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Japan / Tokyo
	The Aggrobeats Malaysia / Kuala Lumpur
	Mr. Review Netherlands
	Rude Rich and The High Notes Netherlands
	Rude & Visser Netherlands
	The Upsessions Netherlands
	The Phantoms Norway / Oslo
	The Valkyrians Norway
	Put3ska Philippines / Manila
	Faza Poland / Wroclaw
	Skauci Poland / Warsaw
	Vespa Poland
	Spitfire Russian Federation
	Kontraritam Serbia (Ex-Yugoslavia)
	The Cabrians Spain / Catalonia / Barcelona
	La Familia Torelli Spain / Catalonia / Lleida
	Malarians Spain / Madrid
	The Pepper Pots Spain / Catalonia / Girona
	Liberator Sweden / Malmö
	Plenty Enuff Switzerland Ska, Reggae, Northern Soul
	20 Dead Camels UK / Stevenage (South West)
	The Amphetameanies UK / Scotland
	Bad Manners UK / London “Shallow and meaningless, Bad Manners could never have written a song with a message like The Specials’ “Ghost Town”, but their genius lies in their ability to realize you can’t dance to a song like “Ghost Town,” either.” – OttoLuck Read more in the artist’s profile >>
	The Bakesy’s UK
	The Beat UK
	The Deltones UK / London
	The Hotknives UK 90s, 00s
	Intensified UK / Kent
	Jimmy the Squirrel UK / Nottingham
	Madness UK / London “Madness took the English ska movement to new heights and commercial acceptance, with clever songwriting that had strong well crafted pop sensibilities and mass appeal. Their live shows have always had high energy and been highly entertaining and this is also reflected in their outrageous tongue-in-cheek music videos. I can honestly say I’ve never heard anyone tell me that they hate Madness with any conviction whatsoever.” – King_Fahtah Read more in the artist’s profile >>
	New Town Kings UK / Glochester
	Pama International UK / on a sheep farm or abandoned church
	The Selecter UK / Coventry
	The Specials UK / Coventry This is the first SKAband that was added to RYM: Artist #101 “More than just creating another record label, the Specials ‘sent a message’ to everyone and helped to put the British ska movement under the bright lights of success. It’s easy to say that 2-Tone probably would not be the same without them.” – Ekto Read more in the artist’s profile >>
	Symarip UK
	Too Hot UK
	The Trojans UK / London Major players in keeping the UK scene alive since the 1980s
	The Adjusters USA / Chicago, IL
	The Allstonians USA
	Eastern Standard Time USA / Washington DC
	Fishbone USA / Los Angeles, CA The six original members of Fishbone met during the late 1970s as a result of forced bussing in the Los Angeles school system. The six shared an eclectic taste in music – something that has continued throughout their careers. Fishbone’s ability to mold funk and rock, ska and punk won them many admirers but has also been a key reason why they have not had more mainstream success. Read more in the artist’s profile >>
	Go Jimmy Go USA / Hawaii, Honolulu
	Hepcat USA / Los Angeles, CA
	The Impalers USA / LA
	Less Than Jake USA / FL Less Than Jake began in 1992 when Gainesville natives Chris Demakes and Vinnie Fiorello began jamming together in 1992. After a while, the group settled on Roger Fiorello, a friend of Chris’s roommate, as a bassist. Read more in the artist’s porfile >>
	Let’s Go Bowling USA / CA
	The Mighty Mighty Bosstones USA / MA
	New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble United States
	No Doubt started as a skaband “Let’s start with Gwen, hell let’s end with her, ‘cuz none are finer examples of the pervading, percolatin’ riddims and stylie stylez of the Orange County music scene. I’d mistake this band for a thousand clubbers, back in the day, that one might find out late on the towns between Fullerton down to Huntington Beach, in dive bars like Safari Sam’s or Goodie’s or Linda’s Doll Hut, listening to everyone from Social Distortion to Fishbone to Suicidal Tendencies, then you’d maybe catch them after hours at the local Denny’s havin’ high times and adventures. I miss the ska-ter days and great mix of records the local post-punkers produced, but most of all I miss No Doubt, who led the way.” – elayblooze Read more in the artist’s profile >>
	Operation Ivy USA
	Reel Big Fish USA / CA
	The Scofflaws USA / NY
	Skavoovie & the Epitones USA / ?
	Skoidats United States / MT
	The Slackers USA / NY
	Streetlight Manifesto USA / NJ
	Stubborn Allstars United States
	The Toasters United States
	Desorden Público Venezuela