Talk:Ska

Ska - etymology - unmentioned theory
I remember reading back in 1979 that the etymology of the word "ska" came from the Jamaican slang for hit-and-run cricket - ska-boom. The idea being that the beat of the music hits and then runs, hits and then runs. Skaboom is, of course, thte title of the Toasters album - but the reference that I saw pre-dates the album by several years. Anyone shed any light on this?

Something I Don't Get
A while ago, the Ska template was put in the page for Rock music, but later taken out on the grounds that ska isn't rock music. Then why is Christian ska listed as rock music?

Skya
The music which was invented by Jamaicans. The proper pronunciation is SKYA. I was born in Jamaica and have an original Skya 45 it is written as SKYA and should be pronounced as such.

it is very frustrating to see the erroneous spelling and hear the word being spoken incorrectly. Please change the heading to show the proper pronunciation. Sk/yah developed by Jamaicans and must be pronounced as the Jamaican word it is. 70.50.36.254 (talk) 14:45, 17 August 2023 (UTC)


 * You will be interested in this article - https://skabook.com/2013/12/27/origins-word-ska/ - which says that the original spelling was sca.  The fact is that, although many Jamaicans do indeed pronounce it as "skya", the spelling "ska" is almost universally used in reliable sources, so it's what we use here.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:17, 17 August 2023 (UTC)