A list by 80ATC 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 |
