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Feb 1, 2022 · Sean Paul has sold more than 10 million albums globally and in the wake, became the most successful charting artist in Dancehall history. These days the 49-year-old, who has just earned his 9th Grammy Award nomination for Live N Livin , spends a great deal of his time creating new sounds and riddims. DancehallMag sat down with the legend for a ...
While the pursuit to become the next King of Dancehall is always hotly debated, the females have never been shy to step up in their own right and put out some of the most experimentive and well-known dancehall records.
Nov 3, 2021 · Dancehall DJ, Grammy-winning producer, label boss and BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter, Seani B, counts down 100 tracks — arranged chronologically — that have had the biggest impact on the progression of the genre and live in the dance
- Skeng – Gvnman Shift. “Intellectual, murda people edition…” And that’s all it took to get Skeng’s extremely potent Gvnman Shift playing in your head. Produced by Chemist Records and Raheef Music Group, the track debuted on the 1Matik riddim last August.
- Intence – Yahoo Boyz. After its release on July 5, Intence’s Yahoo Boyz was the most streamed song on YouTube in Jamaica for five consecutive weeks according to the platform’s Music Charts And Insights.
- Spice, Sean Paul, Shaggy – Go Down Deh. Spice’s legendary ‘triple S’ collab with Shaggy and Sean Paul had an undeniable chokehold on summer 2021. Go Down Deh‘s chant-like chorus and infectious beat were just the right formula to have the song spending several weeks atop the Reggae/Dancehall iTunes charts.
- Jah Vinci – Virgin. Former Gaza empire member Jah Vinci caught a powerful second wind in the steamy baby-making Virgin. Released as part of his The World Singer EP with producer NotNice, the visuals for the sexy tune alone have amassed over 14.5 million views so far.
- The Origins of Dancehall
- Barrington Levy and The Rise of The British Mc
- Digital Dancehall
- Dancehall Goes Global
Dancehall got its name because that’s where it was born: in the places where sound systems played reggae music. In Jamaica, that was often not a hall at all, but an open space – a “lawn” in original dancehall parlance – but the culture was the same. Sound systems had a strong tradition of having live entertainers take the mic while records played –...
The big personality was Barrington Levy, and the unusual story was the rise of the British MC. Levy is one of those reggae singers who gives his music everything he has, willing to pop his eyeballs in the interest of getting that vital lyric across. Big not only in Jamaica, but with the Jamaican posses in Britain and the US East Coast, Barrington v...
In Jamaica, the sound shifted to ragga, a “digital” (i.e. fully electronic) form of dancehall in 1985, and from 1987 onwards an array of Jamaican performers saw major-label releases in the UK in search of chart action. Island Records signed Chaka Demus & Pliers, a DJ-singer combination that delivered a series of pop hits, including “Tease Me,” a co...
But in terms of pop music absorbing dancehall, that doesn’t matter. Dancehall had established its chart credentials: it was time for pop to rehash what it had heard. In 2004, Gwen Stefani teamed up with Eve and hit with “Rich Girl,” based on a song from the 60s musical Fiddler On The Roof, but the dancehall audience knew its inspiration was Louchie...
1. Shabba Ranks. While there are other Dancehall artists that have produced more popular songs and have a larger catalog of music, no Dancehall artist has had an impact on music and pop culture than the Jamaican legend Shabba Banks.
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Feb 27, 2017 · The 50 Best Dancehall Songs of All Time. From Lady Saw to Vybz Kartel, Yellowman to Sister Nancy, here are the riddims that reign. By Pitchfork. February 27, 2017. Photo by: Header by Robin...
