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Founded in 1985 by Asa-Chang, the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ), commonly abbreviated as "Skapara", was initially comprised of more than 10 veterans of Tokyo's underground scene. At the time, the band's sound was unlike that of any of its contemporaries in the then fledgling Japanese ska scene, and over the course of the past 21 years, their innovation has proved to have been very influential on Japanese music as a whole. Its sound, the product of the musical influences of its numerous members, is an eclectic mix of traditional ska, jazz, and rock. In the vein of many other more traditional ska acts, many of Skapara's songs are purely instrumental. They played at bonnaroo.