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Dancehall

Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. This music genre was not officially named until the 1980s, when the two words Dance and Hall (referring to the common venue) were joined to form Dancehall…

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Cultural origins
Late 1970s Jamaica, especially Kingston
Derivative forms
Reggaeton · dembow · afroswing
Stylistic origins
Reggae · dub · toasting · electronic · ska

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related to 1980s–1990s (The Naming) · 54
Dancehall → Aces International, Another, Before, Black Scorpio, Captain Sinbad, Charlie Chaplin, Clint Eastwood, Dance And Hall, Deejay, DJs, From, Gemini Disco, General Echo, Gladys Knight, Harbour View Drive-In, He, If, InnerCity Promotion, InnerCity Promotions, International Reggae Awards
related to Dances · 39
Dancehall → As, Bad Man Forward Bad, Bogle, Boosie Bounce, Breakdancing, Bubbling, Daggering, Dancing, Dip, Drive By, Dutty Wine, Eventually, Examples, Gully Creepa, Jiggy, Keeping, Kotch, Like Glue, Man Pull Up, Many
related to Modern era: 2010—2019 · 33
Dancehall → Aidonia, Album New Level Unlocked, Alkaline, By, Charly Black, Dexta Daps, Go-Go Club Riddim, He, His, I-Octane, In, It, Jamaican, Kingston, Konshens, March, No, Notnice, Other, Popcaan
related to Anti-gay lyrics · 23
Dancehall → After, Another, Black Gay Men's Advisory, Boom Bye Bye, Buju Banton's, Chi Chi Man, For, Group, However, In, It, J-Flag, Jamaica, LGBTQ, Mista Majah, OutRage, Reggae Compassionate Act, Scotland Yard, Some, Stop Murder Music
related to Cultural elements · 17
Dancehall → Bounty Killer, Buju Banton, Capleton, Donna, Elephant Man, Gangsta Ras, Hope, Jamaica, Jamaican, Jamaicans, Kingsley Stewart, Mavado, Munga, Rasta, Rastafari, The, This
related to The streaming era: 2020—present · 16
Dancehall → Crocodile Teeth Remix, In, Instagram, Jada Kingdom, Likkle Miss Remix, Nicki Minaj, Shenseea, Singles, Skeng, Skillibeng, Skillibeng's, Stalk Ashley, The, TikTok, Whap Whap, YouTube
related to 2000s · 15
Dancehall → Australasia, By, Canada, Dutty Rock, Europe, Get Busy, Jamaica, Sean Paul, Some, There, This, United States, Unlike, US Billboard Hot, Western
related to Origination from the DJ scene · 14
Dancehall → DJs, However, Inner, It, Jamaican, Jamaicans, MCs, Sound, The, The Jamaican, Therefore, This, Toasters, Yet
related to Early developments - Early 1970s · 13
Dancehall → Bashment, Edward Seaga, It, Jamaica, Jamaica Labour Party, Jamaica's, Jamaican, Jamaicans, Kingston, Michael Manley, People's National Party, Social, They
related to Riddims · 12
Dancehall → DJs, George Lipsitz, Here, Lipsitz, Manuel, Marshall, Peter Manuel, Real Rock, Recording, Riddims, These, Wayne Marshall

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music artists jamaican jamaica sound lyrics culture reggae one dance became popular songs new genre also systems cultural way people

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DancehallCultural originsLate 1970s Jamaica, especially Kingston1.00infobox
DancehallDerivative formsReggaeton1.00infobox
DancehallDerivative formsdembow1.00infobox
DancehallDerivative formsafroswing1.00infobox
DancehallStylistic originsReggae1.00infobox
DancehallStylistic originsdub1.00infobox
DancehallStylistic originstoasting1.00infobox
DancehallStylistic originselectronic1.00infobox
DancehallStylistic originsska1.00infobox
DancehallStylistic originsrocksteady1.00infobox
Dancehallis agenre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s0.90text
Dancehallis away of the woman to say no0.90text

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