Dancehall

Dancehall
Stylistic origins	Reggae, R&B, ska, rocksteady, dub, toasting, hip hop
Cultural origins	Late 1970s Jamaica, especially Kingston
Typical instruments	Early dancehall:; Drums - Bass guitar - Guitar - Organ; Modern dancehall:; Drum machine - Sampler - Synthesizer - Organ
Mainstream popularity	Since early 1980s in Jamaica, worldwide beginning in early 1990s.
Derivative forms	Hip hop, grime, reggaeton
Subgenres
	Ragga - Reggae en Español
Fusion genres
	Reggae fusion - Bhangragga - Oldschool jungle
Other topics
	Stop Murder Music - Slackness - TEMPO Networks

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.

References[change | change source]

↑ Niaah, Sonjah Stanley (July 10, 2010). DanceHall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. ISBN 9780776607368.

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