Dancehall is a style of music made in Jamaica. It is derivative variation of reggae, which talks about political and spiritual subjects (but not as much as roots reggae would). It really commenced to appear in the mid 1980s, digital sounds started to be more well-known, transforming the 'sound' considerably, with digital dancehall. The rhythms became significantly faster in rate. In the mid 90s with the recognition of dancehall performers like Sizzla and Capletona relationship increased between dancehall and Rastafarianism.
dancehallA number of of the greatest dj's of the original dancehall era, Yellowman and Eek-a-Mouse, decided to go with humour instead of violence. Yellowman turned the first Jamaican dj to be authorized to an American label, and for a brief moment saw a level of recognition in Jamaica to that of Bob Marley's. The early 1980s also noticed the introduction of women dj's in dancehall music, such as: Sister Charmaine, Lady G.
Nowadays, dancehall music has ground in its reach across the modern world as is accepted in both music and heritage. Although thriving on numerous fronts it nonetheless has a long way to go well before being considered mainstream. We desire to attain this through getting the news out about the music style any time the possibility reveals itself. Thanks a ton all for reading!
