Ska & Reggae Classics

xmontrealer said:
Being a Manitoba raised white kid my exposure to ska and reggae music was extremely limited.

The first mildly Jamaican influenced song that got radio play in my city was "hold Me Tight" by Johnny Nash, in 1968.


It quickly became one of my favorite songs, especially since to this day I connect it with the girl I probably should have married, who I was dating at the time...
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That's a great story. I started listening to ska in the 80's when my cool Queen West friends discovered New Wave Brit "2-tone" bands like the Specials and the Beat. At the time, I thought the Specials were original and amazing. It was only later that I realized that they simply covered Jamaican 60's hits, usually less proficiently than the original artists.
 
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