From Yellowman to Drake, the dancehall genre has been a force not just in the Jamaican music scene, but worldwide as well. In this episode, we trace the origins of dancehall from Jamaica's sound system culture to its current global influence. It's a genre with an impressive history but most importantly, it's a lot of fun! Enjoy :)
Where to listen:
Sources consulted:
- Dancehall - Wikipedia
- The Riddim Method: Aesthetics, Practice, and Ownership in Jamaican Dancehall by Peter L. Manuel and Wayne Marshall
- “A Ghetto Education Is Basic” (Jamaican) Dancehall Masculinities As Counter-Culture by Agostinho Pinnock
- HOW DANCEHALL TOOK OVER THE WORLD - i-Dentity podcast
Playlist of songs:
- Zungguzungguguzungguzeng - Yellowman
- Bam Bam - Sister Nancy
- Ring The Alarm - Tenor Saw
- Under Me Sleng Teng - Wayne Smith
- Nuff Respect - Lady G
- Hardcore - Lady Saw
- Underneath It All - No Doubt, Lady Saw
- Murder She Wrote - Chaka Demus & Pliers
- Ting-A-Ling - Shabba Ranks
- Who Am I - Beenie Man
- Action - Nadine Sutherland, Terror Fabulous
- Feel It Boy - Beenie Man, Janet Jackson
- Gimme the Light - Sean Paul
- Press Trigger - Mad Cobra
- Get Busy - Sean Paul
- Whine & Kotch - J Capri, Charly Black
- Dutty Whine - Tony Matterhorn
- Pon De River Pon De Bank - Elephant Man
- Clarks - Vybz Kartel, Popcaan, Gaza Slim
- Controlla - Drake
- Tear Off Mi Garment - Beenie Man
- Light It Up - Remix - Major Lazer, Nyla, Fuse ODG
- Shen Yeng Anthem - Shenseea
- Blessed - Shenseea, Tyga
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