Do you know ska, Jamaica’s first global sound, was born in the late 1950s and was heavily influenced by jazz and rhythm & blues? Ska took jazz’s horns, walking basslines, and improvisational energy, then fused them with Caribbean mento and the offbeat “skank” that gave it that unmistakable bounce.From ska came rocksteady, then reggae — carrying forward that same heartbeat across generations. Jamaica and jazz are forever linked. #Jazz #Ska #MadeInJamaica #MusicHistory #CaribbeanVibes #jazzmusic |