Dancehall
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| + | "Somewhere late in 1979 a band recorded the [[riddim]]s for [[Barrington Levy]]'s first songs for producer [[Henry "Junjo" Lawes]], credited at the time as the [[Channel One Studios|Channel One Stars]]. With hindsight these riddims are now considered the birth of Jamaican [[dancehall]] music."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| - | '''Dancehall''' is a type of Jamaican popular music which developed around [[1980]], with exponents such as [[Yellowman]] and [[Shabba Ranks]]. It is also known by some as "[[Bashment]]". | + | '''Dancehall''' is a type of [[Jamaican music]] which developed around 1980, with exponents such as [[Yellowman]] and [[Shabba Ranks]]. |
| The [[music genre|style]] is characterized by a [[deejay]] singing and [[rapping]] or [[toasting]] over raw and danceable music [[riddim]]s. The rhythm in dancehall is much faster than in reggae, sometimes with drum machines replacing acoustic sets . In the early years of dancehall, some found its lyrics crude and bawdy ("slack"), particularly because of its sexual tones, popular among youths in [[Jamaica]]. Like its reggae predecessor it eventually made inroads onto the world music scene. | The [[music genre|style]] is characterized by a [[deejay]] singing and [[rapping]] or [[toasting]] over raw and danceable music [[riddim]]s. The rhythm in dancehall is much faster than in reggae, sometimes with drum machines replacing acoustic sets . In the early years of dancehall, some found its lyrics crude and bawdy ("slack"), particularly because of its sexual tones, popular among youths in [[Jamaica]]. Like its reggae predecessor it eventually made inroads onto the world music scene. | ||
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"Somewhere late in 1979 a band recorded the riddims for Barrington Levy's first songs for producer Henry "Junjo" Lawes, credited at the time as the Channel One Stars. With hindsight these riddims are now considered the birth of Jamaican dancehall music."--Sholem Stein |
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Dancehall is a type of Jamaican music which developed around 1980, with exponents such as Yellowman and Shabba Ranks.
The style is characterized by a deejay singing and rapping or toasting over raw and danceable music riddims. The rhythm in dancehall is much faster than in reggae, sometimes with drum machines replacing acoustic sets . In the early years of dancehall, some found its lyrics crude and bawdy ("slack"), particularly because of its sexual tones, popular among youths in Jamaica. Like its reggae predecessor it eventually made inroads onto the world music scene.
This deejay-led, largely synthesized speechifying with musical accompaniment departed from traditional conceptions of Jamaican popular musical entertainment. Dub poet Mutabaruka maintained, "if 1970s reggae was red, green and gold, then in the next decade it was gold chains". It was far removed from its gentle roots and culture, and there was furious debate as to whether it ought to be considered some sort of extension of reggae music.
