Dancehall · GenresWhat is dancehall?
Dancehall is a type of Jamaican popular music which developed in the late 1970s, initially as a more sparse and less political and religious variant of reggae than the roots style that had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or "ragga") becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms with little connection to earlier reggae rhythms.
About dancehall
Modern dancehall is also known as bashment.
From Last.fm, where 16,211 listeners have tagged music as dancehall.
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Mr. Brooks...A Better TomorrowDancehall songs
- Work by Rihanna
- Temperature by Sean Paul
- Get Busy by Sean Paul
- Bam Bam by Sister Nancy
- She Doesn't Mind by Sean Paul
- Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
- Sorry by Justin Bieber
- Unforgettable by French Montana
- Hold Up by Beyoncé
- Turn Me On by Kevin Lyttle
Dancehall on Risocast
Hot ShotShaggy · 2000
choke enough (Deluxe)Oklou · 2025
Gut Genug (mit Blumengarten & Shirin David)KITSCHKRIEG, Blumengarten, Shirin David · 2026
Don DadaSuper Cat · 1992
KITSCHKRIEG ZWEIKITSCHKRIEG · 2026
DivineBarrington Levy · 1991
Urge To LoveGinjah
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breakcoredeep housebreakbeatdance-popdeconstructed clubacid houseatmospheric drum and bassdrum and bassdeep technopsytranceacid technohyperpopQuestions
- What is dancehall?
- Dancehall is a type of Jamaican popular music which developed in the late 1970s, initially as a more sparse and less political and religious variant of reggae than the roots style that had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or "ragga") becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms with little connection to earlier reggae rhythms. Modern dancehall is also known as bashment.
- Who are the best-known dancehall artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Sean Paul, Major Lazer, Shaggy, Bad Gyal, Vybz Kartel and Popcaan.
- What genres are similar to dancehall?
- On Risocast it sits with breakcore, deep house, breakbeat, dance-pop, deconstructed club and acid house.
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