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 Dancehall Reggae Music!
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Welcome to Dancehall Reggae Music World, First did you know that Dancehall Music and Reggae music are the two most popular genres in Jamaica and the Caribbean?

Dancehall Reggae World is your #1 source for Dancehall Music, Reggae Music, Reggae mixtapes, Top reggae artists, Reggae music downloads, Reggae Radio Stations, Ska Music, Reggae albums, Live ConcertsReggae charts and Dancehall Videos

Reggae Music Genre

From this beautiful music to the world-renowned festivals and lot more, let me take you on a musical journey.

Did you now that Reggae music was started on a small island in the Caribbean name Jamaica? Its a combination of  Rocksteady and Ska Music.

Reggae music was propelled globally by Reggae legend the late Robert Nesta Marley aka Bob Marley with the help of the Wailers and the I Threes and Jimmy Cliff.

From the beautiful music to the world-renowned festivals and lot more, let me take you on a musical journey.

Did you now that Reggae music was started on a small island in the Caribbean name Jamaica? Its a combination of Rocksteady and Ska Music.

Reggae was propelled globally by Reggae legend the late Robert Nesta Marley aka Bob Marley with the help of the Wailers and the I Threes.

The origin of the word "reggae" is open to debate. 

The foundation of Jamaica's music was laid in the 1960s

Many people considered Bob Marley to be exclusively responsible for the popularity of reggae worldwide, but many other artists such as Jimmy CliffBunny Wailer and Peter Tosh, were integral to the spread of the genre.

Have you ever ask or wonder who is the founding father of Reggae music? or What is the origin of Reggae?

Dancehall Music Genre

Dancehall Reggae Music is one of Jamaica's greatest export to the world.  But, bet you did not know that there was a difference between Dancehall and Reggae music?

Dancehall Music got it's named (Up for debate) after Jamaican dance halls in which popular Jamaican recordings were played by local sound systems.

Dancehall Music (also known as "Bashment") is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1960s to early 1970s.  

Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.

Dancehall Music genre was originated back in the late 1970s but did not make it mainstream until in the 1980s.

Artists such as Yellowman, Shabba Ranks, Mad Cobra, Sister Nancy, Buju Banton, Super Cat, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Sean Paul are just a few names who helped to propelled Dancehall Music to the world.

In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or "ragga") becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms.

This era saw the rise of dancehall music, sound system, sound clash and street parties.  But this was also the era when some megastar rose to fame across the globe.

The 1990s dancehall riddims are consider to be best years for dancehall music. Most of the riddims are classified as gold and are often remake in the 2000s.

The Revival of Reggae music

The late 1980s into the early 2000s, Dancehall music ruled and Reggae music was pushed unto the back burner. But in 2013 several artists came together and started what was termed as a Reggae Music Revival.

The crop of artists who started the Reggae music revival is Chronixx, Kabaka Pyramid, Protoje, Jah9, Keznamdi, Dre Island, Mortimer, Koffee, Kelissa, Lila Ike and Sevana.

Trap Dancehall Music

Trap Dancehall Music is a new genre of music now blazing out of Jamaica. It became prominent in 2016 and was pushed to the forefront by Dancehall artiste Rygin.

One of the first Trap Dancehall song to make it big in Jamaica and the Caribbean was Rygin King's single titled "Learn" which was released in February of 2017 produced by Gcity & Prodigy Records.

Best Reggae Music Festivals

Reggae festivals play a huge role in the Reggae music fraternity, this is also where recording artists get their chance to interact with their fans.

Although Reggae music was originated in Jamaica, there are only two major Reggae music festivals which are held annually on the island.

International Dancehall Queen & Its History

Reggae Dancehall Queen was first just a name given to a dancehall fashion Queen.

The first title was won by Carlene Smith in 1991 at the once famous Cactus Night Club in Portmore, St Catherine Jamaica. 

Dancehall Queen Movie was officially released in the United States Of America On October 10, 1997.  Read more

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