The History Book Club discussion

This is a thread to discuss and focus on Dancehall music.



"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.

In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or "ragga") becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms. Key elements of dancehall music include its extensive use of Jamaican Patois rather than Jamaican standard English and a focus on the track instrumentals (or "riddims").

Dancehall saw initial mainstream success in Jamaica in the 1980s, and by the 1990s, it became increasingly popular in Jamaican diaspora communities.

And it is also very popular in Dans Fabrika with a big contribution of Sertan Tutar. In the 2000s, dancehall experienced worldwide mainstream success, and by the 2010s, it began to heavily influence the work of established Western artists and producers, which has helped to further bring the genre into the Western music mainstream."

Remainder of article:

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancehall

Source: Wikipedia

Go DJ by Kaytranada with SiR

Link: https://youtu.be/qWd2brkme7o

Canadian DJ Kaytranada has released his second full length album titled ‘Bubba’. In the album’s third track TDE artist SiR shines for almost two and a half minutes with club influenced track titled ‘Go DJ’. A collaboration from both artists shouldn’t be surprising as they are signed under RCA imprint.