As one of the UK's most essential ska and 2 Tone-revival acts, Madness were masters of fusing the genre with pop music that captured everyday British life.

A lot of West Indian community, strong calypso and stuff like that. STING: Ska, blue beat, rocksteady, reggae. SHAGGY: On ...

From 1979’s legendary London Calling album, this ebullient horn blasting rocksteady meets rockabilly ... switching between punk attack, ska jog and dub reggae is hard to beat, a massive hit ...