[Ads-l] ska (1963)

[Ben Zimmer]

The earliest OED2 citation for "ska" as the Jamaican musical genre is Mar.
17, 1964. Fred Shapiro slightly antedated this to Mar. 14, 1964 with a cite
from Melody Maker:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2015-February/136041.html

Here it is from Oct. 9, 1963, in a letter to the editor complaining about
music played on radio programs of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation
(JBC).

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1963 _Daily Gleaner_ (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 Oct. 8/3 There is, however, one
unpleasant musical form known as the "Ska beat" which is popular on the
evening programmes of both stations.
https://newspaperarchive.com/entertainment-clipping-oct-09-1963-1967363/
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--bgz

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