Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music. It started in the late 1970s.[1] It is a mixture of reggae, hip hop, and R&B.
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Cultural origins | Late 1970s Jamaica, especially Kingston |
Typical instruments | Early dancehall: Modern dancehall: |
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Dancehall Media
References
- ↑ Niaah, Sonjah Stanley (July 10, 2010). DanceHall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. ISBN 9780776607368.