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"Ska and Reggae"

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Which band was part of the English ska revival movement in the late seventies that mixed punk with the traditional ska hesitation beat?
a. English Beat
b. Madness
c. The Specials
d. All of the answers are correct
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d. All of the answers are correct
Which band was part of the English ska revival movement in the late seventies that mixed punk with the traditional ska hesitation beat?
a. English Beat
b. Madness
c. The Specials
d. All of the answers are correct
a. Dubbing
What is the name of the process of manipulating ska or reggae records so that elements of the original recording are removed?
a. Dubbing
b. Dancehall
c. Oi!
d. Ragga
d. All of the answers are correct
Which of the following facts is true of reggae?
a. The bass player plays repeated melodic lines
b. It uses modern amplified instruments
c. It uses syncopated rhythms
d. All of the answers are correct
d. All of the answers are correct
Which of the following is the subject of many reggae songs?
a. Political oppression
b. Poverty
c. Rastafarianism
d. All of the answers are correct
d. The Wailers
Which was one of the most influential Rastafarian reggae groups?
a. The Maytals
b. The Skatalites
c. The Heptones
d. The Wailers
a. Bob Marley & Peter Tosh
Who were two of the members of the Wailers?
a. Bob Marley & Peter Tosh
b. Bob Marley & Eric Clapton
c. Desmond Decker & Bob Marley
d. Desmond Decker & Chris Blackwell
a. They gave away ganja at concerts
Which of the following was not responsible for bringing international success to Bob Marley & The Wailers?
a. They gave away ganja at concerts
b. "I Shot The Sheriff" was covered by Eric Clapton
c. They got signed to Island Records
d. They released two albums in England in 1973
c. Metallica
Which of the following groups did not have reggae influenced songs?
a. The Police
b. The Clash
c. Metallica
d. None of the answers are correct
b. UB40
Which of the following bands was not part of the 2 Tone ska revival movement?
a. Madness
b. UB40
c. The Specials
d. None of the above
d. All of the above
Which of the following popular rock songs demonstrated a strong ska and/or reggae influence?
a. The Clash's "White Man in Hammersmith Palais"
b. The Police's "Roxanne"
c. The Police's "Message in a Bottle"
d. All of the above
d. Oi!
The musical style that combines punk and ska, and is often associated with skinhead culture, is known as
a. Dancehall
b. Ragga
c. Dub
d. Oi!
c. an instrumental recording from which vocals have been removed, sometimes with newly added tracks as well as walking bass
In the language of a Jamaican disc jockey, the term "version" refers to
a. a soft wax record used by selectors
b. a vocalist who is also referred to as a "toaster"
c. an instrumental recording from which vocals have been removed, sometimes with newly added tracks as well as walking bass
d. spinning back a record so that part of it can be played twice in a row
b. hesitation beat
Ska groups accented a subdivision after the main beats called
a. a field beat
b. a hesitation bet
c. a country beat
d. a blue beat
c. Ska
What style of music does "blue beat" refer to?
a. Rock Steady
b. Reggae
c. Ska
d. Rhythm and Blues
d. All of the answers are correct
Which of the following is true of ska music?
a. It is influenced by rhythm and blues
b. It comes from Jamaica
c. It often features saxophone, trumpet or trombone solos
d. All of the answers are correct