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Genre
german ska
Parent Genre: blues

German ska music is a subgenre of ska that originated in Germany in the 1980s. It combines traditional ska rhythms with elements of punk rock, reggae, and other genres. The music is characterized by upbeat tempos, horn sections, and socially conscious lyrics that often address political and social issues. It has gained popularity in recent years, with a new wave of bands emerging that continue to push the boundaries of the genre.


Top artists of german ska genre

Broilers
Feine Sahne Fischfilet
Das Lumpenpack
Sondaschule
Montreal
Dritte Wahl
Farin Urlaub
Rantanplan
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german ska music timeline

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List of german ska artists

Here is a list of german ska artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the german ska genre. You can find out what german ska genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Broilers
56 1 51 87 6 53 143 302102
2
Feine Sahne Fischfilet
56 0 53 88 4 54 133 179426
3
Das Lumpenpack
52 0 63 72 13 64 122 103228
4
Sondaschule
46 4 54 81 9 65 136 69895
5
Montreal
43 0 51 93 0 55 151 43491
6
Dritte Wahl
42 0 53 91 1 58 124 55768
7
Farin Urlaub
40 1 52 86 1 48 112 167207
8
Rantanplan
40 0 53 91 2 65 130 24910
9
Oxo86
39 0 59 92 2 69 107 16684
10
Dr. Ring Ding
33 24 81 68 8 83 101 7777
11
Le Fly
31 1 65 74 0 75 119 13372
12
Tequila & The Sunrise Gang
30 0 60 66 6 72 154 8266
13
The Busters
30 0 64 82 7 78 135 14533
14
The Offenders
28 0 55 88 21 84 129 7931
15
Destination Anywhere
27 0 51 85 0 71 142 4716
16
The Skatoons
23 0 64 85 3 81 138 13651
17
Wisecräcker
23 0 54 91 1 68 124 6199
18
Das Pack
23 0 61 72 4 67 120 10784
19
Bluekilla
21 18 74 70 11 86 136 5195
20
Scrapy
21 0 55 80 1 83 136 4865
21
Skaos
17 0 60 82 1 82 169 7172
22
Yellow Umbrella
17 0 74 73 4 92 144 4987
23
No Sports
16 16 60 72 10 93 170 4220
24
The Prosecution
16 0 56 93 1 59 150 6104
25
Frau Doktor
15 0 61 81 5 91 160 3446
26
Dubtari
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 979
27
Banda Comunale
11 92 76 47 78 95 119 2352
28
Budzillus
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2774
29
The Steadytones
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 579
30
Blechreiz
10 47 65 74 0 77 165 2634
31
The Tips
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1938
32
Stimulators
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 343
33
Alpha Boy School
9 0 78 82 9 89 153 3862
34
Spicy Roots
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 774
35
Benuts
7 29 68 86 13 94 123 2035
36
Yebo
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 329
37
Bad Nenndorf Boys
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1686
38
Ringo Ska
7 0 55 65 20 77 173 1299
39
Eskalation
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1660
40
The Clerks
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 350
41
Vertikal
6 0 65 84 1 69 102 790
42
Mad Monks
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1764
43
Arthur & the Spooners
6 0 50 84 2 60 94 1134
44
Masons Arms
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 531
45
Johnny Reggae Rub Foundation
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1145
46
Die Tornados
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1359
47
Anger Management League
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 202
48
Los Placebos
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 676
49
Rafiki
3 0 71 79 3 96 160 630
50
Skaramanga
3 0 75 69 21 94 138 280
51
Rude & The Lickshots
2 0 52 69 8 98 157 189
52
Moskovskaya
2 0 72 81 33 94 96 1859
53
Ngobo Ngobo
2 0 52 88 1 89 172 856
54
Sentilo Sono
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 412
55
Soundition
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 306
56
The Frits
2 0 68 67 0 73 94 879
57
Laurel Aitken with Court Jester's Crew
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 47
58
Wonderska
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
59
Macsat
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 228
60
Court Jester's Crew
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 264
61
Kumpelbasis
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 162
62
Dancing Me And The Ska Machine
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140
63
Fun Republic
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180
64
El Bosso
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 548
65
Dr. Ring Ding Ska Vaganza
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 714
66
Skalamander
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96
67
RSO
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 261
68
The Steamy Dumplings
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78
69
Dr. Deadlock
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 182
70
The Braces
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1