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Dancehall was a rough, immensely catchy ‘street’ style of reggae. Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes was the hottest reggae producer of the early part of the 1980s, the originator of the ‘dancehall’ style that has dominated Jamaican music since the death of Bob Marley in 1981. ... -
Dancehall reggaes sound is more compressed than Marleys. ... Dancehall is insistent where Marley was patient. Dancehall throbs. ... In the early 90s, Shabba Ranks connected hip-hop with its reggae kindred spirit, dancehall, and was rewarded with back-to-back Grammys. ... It further cements hip-hops place as an international genre and, just as important, marks the long awaited American crossover of the exciting reggae subgenre known as dancehall, which features stiff beats and flowing, half-sung lyrics. ... The hip-hop community has embraced Caribbean pronunciations and dancehall melodies. ...
The fusion has created a star in dancehall golden boy Sean Paul, who has sold more than 2 million copies of his "Dutty Rock" album, lent his vocals to a No. ...
As an alternative economy, dancehall is a means of survival, and as an alternative space, it is a refuge.
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