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TIL ska originated in the 1950s and is the precursor to reggae (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago

This is correct, but there was a revival in the UK in the 1980's. It was the latter that influenced the ska-punk genre.