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While Jamaica was celebrating independence and dancing to ska...
The world was changing.
🇯🇲 Jamaica gained Independence in 1962.
☢️ The Cuban Missile Crisis placed the Caribbean at the center of global attention.
✊ The Civil Rights Movement was reshaping history in the United States.
And through it all...
Ska became the soundtrack of a generation.
This is Part 3 of our Origins Series exploring how ska created the road to reggae.
📖 Read the full article: httwww.reggaehour.com/2026/06/how-ska-created-road-to… Join us Thursday at 7 PM CT for the Reggae Hour Podcast as we go deeper into the music, history and culture that shaped ska.
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