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Dancehall music, also called ragga, is a style of Jamaican popular music that had its genesis in the political turbulence of the late 1970s and became Jamaica's dominant music in the 1980s and '90s. It was also originally called Bashment music when Jamaican dancehalls began to gain popularity.
The dance halls of Jamaica in the 1950s and 1960s were home to public dances usually targeted at younger patrons. Sound system operators had big home-made audio systems (often housed in the flat bed of a pickup truck), spinning records from popular American rhythm and blues musicians and Jamaican ska and rocksteady performers.
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Grace Latoya Hamilton (born 6 August 1982), [1] known professionally as Spice, is a Jamaican dancehall recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Known as the "Queen of Dancehall" and credited as one of the most influential female Jamaican artists of all time, she is recognised as one of the most prominent dancehall artists in the world.
In the early days of sound clashes, in Jamaican dancehall culture, sound systems would bring their own sound equipment—heavy bass sounds (that can be heard miles away) are especially important. Sound clashes typically play Jamaican music from 1950 up to present recorded singles, and often utilize exclusive dubplates. [5]
O'Neil Bryan (born 1975), better known by his stage name Elephant Man, is a Jamaican dancehall musician, having formerly been a member of the dancehall group Scare Dem Crew prior to his solo career. Family and relationships
Dancehall pop is a sub-genre of the Jamaican genre dancehall that originated in the early 2000s. [1] Developing from the sounds of reggae , dancehall pop is characteristically different in its fusion with western pop music and digital music production. [ 2 ]
Kemar Christopher "Ding Dong" Dwaine Ottey (born September 29, 1980) is a dancehall reggae musician and dancer. He was a dancer before becoming a deejay and dancehall recording artist. [1] [2] His most notable songs "Bad Man Forward / Bad Man Pull Up" (2005), "Fling" and "Genna Bounce" released in 2017 has assisted in his global appeal. [3]