How many of today's Ska fans...and there are millions and millions of them all across the world...realise how deep and how rich, and how complicated the history of this music really is?

From first wave, through second wave, and finally the present third wave of Ska...We think it's time to check it out.

This is the first part of our in depth look at the history of Ska.

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