dancehall
Paid venue for social movement
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that emerged in the late 1970s, characterized by faster rhythms than reggae, digital instrumentation, and often explicit or boastful lyrics delivered in Jamaican patois.
The term originally referred to the physical venues where sound systems played music for dancing, but came to name the musical style itself.
Dancehall has influenced hip-hop, pop, and electronic music worldwide.
The dancehall riddim got everyone moving.
Jamaican offbeat music style
- raggaDigital reggae-hip-hop fusion
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
- reggaetonLatin urban genre from Puerto Rico
dub · ska · jungle · drum and bass · grime · uptempo · crossover · fusion
Jamaican offbeat music style
- KingstonCaribbean nation's capital
- riddimSparse, bass-heavy dance music
- selectorMechanism for choosing
- deejayOne who plays recorded music
toasting · ragga · patois · slackness · garrison · sound system · Sean Paul · bogle
Sparse, bass-heavy dance music
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- deejayOne who plays recorded music
- selectorMechanism for choosing
- toastingBrowning by heat
juggling · versioning · clash · rewind · pull up · forward · air horn · drop
Organization with membership
- community centerShared neighborhood gathering space
- sound systemAudio playback equipment
- street partyOutdoor neighborhood gathering
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
fete · block party · stage show · sting · session · outdoor · arena · amphitheater
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
- raggaDigital reggae-hip-hop fusion
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
reggaeton · dub · ska · jungle · drum and bass · grime · uptempo · crossover · fusion · electronic
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
- KingstonCaribbean nation's capital
- riddimSparse, bass-heavy dance music
- selectorMechanism for choosing
deejay · toasting · ragga · patois · slackness · garrison · sound system · Sean Paul · bogle
riddim
Sparse, bass-heavy dance music
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- deejayOne who plays recorded music
- selectorMechanism for choosing
toasting · juggling · versioning · clash · rewind · pull up · forward · air horn · drop · one drop
club
Organization with membership
- community centerShared neighborhood gathering space
- sound systemAudio playback equipment
- street partyOutdoor neighborhood gathering
carnival · fete · block party · stage show · sting · session · outdoor · arena · amphitheater · pavilion
whine
Complain in high pitch
footwork · gyration · grinding · winding · twerking · body roll · hip roll · choreography · routine · flexibility
dancehallclassical music
Western orchestral tradition
ambient music · Gregorian chant · chamber music · easy listening · opera
dancehallfuneral
Service honoring the dead
wake · silent retreat · Quaker meeting · vigil · meditation session