Formerly known as Moon Ska Europe, the label changed its name to Moon Ska World in 2006. It was founded in 1998 as the European sister label of the defunct American label Moon Ska Records, which was owned by Robert "Bucket" Hingley of The Toasters.
Moon Ska World is a licensed affiliate run by Lol Pryor, the former Dojo Records and Link Records head. Due to illnesses in both Pryor and the other principal owner, Sonia "Red" Bailey, as well as deaths in their families, the label was put on hold until 2006, when Pryor changed its name to Moon Ska World and began running the label on his own.
Unlike its American counterpart, Moon Ska Europe released bands from genres outside of ska, but in 2006, the label shifted its focus exclusively towards ska and old reggae. In addition to releasing more than 30 albums licensed from Moon Ska Records and early licensed albums by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Buck-O-Nine, Moon Ska Europe released albums by Spunge, Whitmore, King Prawn and Less Than Jake. In 2006, Moon Ska World signed The Big, The Upsessions, Go Jimmy Go and Rhoda Dakar. They have also released albums by The Toasters, The Riffs, Skaville UK and Symarip.