Information About2 Tone |
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| ska | |
| english styles of music | |
| punk genres | |
| skinhead | |
| fusion music genres | |
2 Tone (or '''Two Tone''') is a Music Genre created in England in the late 1970s by fusing elements of Ska , Punk Rock , Rocksteady , Reggae and Pop Music . The 2 Tone sound was developed by English musicians (mostly based in the West Midlands area) who heard 1960s Jamaican ska songs and decided to play a similar style of music. They combined that style with influences from contemporary punk and pop music. These bands included The Specials , The Selecter , The Beat and Madness . The new Music Genre (and associated Subculture ) became known as 2 Tone, because most of the bands were signed to the Record Label 2 Tone Records . Other record labels associated with the 2 Tone sound were Stiff Records and Go Feet Records . The music term ''2 Tone'' was coined by , 2007 ARTISTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2 TONE GENRE FOOTNOTES EXTERNAL LINKS
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