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Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. [4] [5] Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.
Lyrics in dancehall songs are usually written and sung using both English and Jamaican patois. To make dancehall pop music easily understood, Jamaican patois is used lesser in songs that feature western pop artists that release music in English. Popular patois slang terms that have become popularised as a result of cultural attributes ...
Dorothy Smith (born 22 November 1972), [1] better known by her stage name Patra, is a Jamaican reggae/dancehall singer. Career ... the Top 20 on the R&B chart [7] ...
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Norman Washington Jackson (born 6 June 1960), [1] better known as Tiger, is a Jamaican dancehall musician active since the late 1970s. He is known for his growling style of deejaying , often imitated by other dancehall deejays since his initial rise to fame.
Williams and Bedward began their dancehall music career in 2003 as members of a group called "Xsytment". [1] In 2006, they broke away and formed the duo. In 2007, they released the hit single "Dance". [1] Their collaborations have included Lose Yourself with Major Lazer, Mash Up The Place with Sak Noel & Salvi and Ser Libre with Konshens.
Leroy Russell Junior (born 4 November 1987), better known by his stage names Tommy Lee and Tommy Lee Sparta, is a Jamaican dancehall artist from Flankers, Montego Bay, Jamaica. [1] Tommy Lee Sparta gained popularity as a member of Adidjahiem Records and the associated Portmore Empire crew under the leadership of Vybz Kartel. [2]
Ward 21 are a group of dancehall musicians and producers from Kingston, Jamaica, named after the psychiatric ward at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston. [1]