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   Sep 10, 2024 · In Jamaica during the 1950s, people began to gather in parks and on beaches, partying to music that was spun by entrepreneurial disc jockeys and piped through outdoor loudspeakers.

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   When did Jamaica start making music?

   • “Bloodshot Eyes” by Wynonie Harris and “Later for the Gator,” an instrumental by Willis “Gator Tail” Jackson, endured as totemic platters across the decade. When Jamaica began making its own records, sound-system tastes would be the guide. Prince Buster and friends in 1967. Larry Ellis/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

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   Why do Jamaicans choose their own music?

   • Jamaicans took to the technology but preferred choosing their own music. Radio ownership boomed and the island’s location at the western end of the Caribbean made it easy to tune in US “clear channel” stations after dark.

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   What makes Jamaican dancehall music unique?

   • The eclecticism of contemporary Jamaican dancehall music is perhaps best characterized by the iconoclastic Beenie Man. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.

   Dancehall music | Reggae, Jamaica, Culture | Britannica

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   Who is the best Jamaican male singer?

   • Bob Marley is regarded as the best Jamaican male singer. Which Jamaican artist won the most Grammys? Stephen Marley is known to hold the record for the most Grammy Awards won by a Jamaican artist, with eight Grammys to his name.

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3. islandia.substack.com · p · why-we-throw-ass-reggaeWhy We Throw A$$: Reggae, Dancehall, and Miami Bass

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   Sep 11, 2024 · Toasting is a mix of talking and chanting over a melody, rhythm, or beat. The artist who does the toasting is called a deejay. Jamaican deejays such as Big Youth, U-Roy, Dennis Alcapone, I-Roy, Dillinger, Prince Jazzbo, and Trinity were known for toasting in the late 60s and 70s.

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   Sep 19, 2024 · Explore the top 10 famous Jamaican singers of all time, renowned for their contributions to reggae, dancehall, and ska, and celebrate their legendary careers!

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7. www.britannica.com · art · dancehall-musicDancehall music | Reggae, Jamaica, Culture | Britannica

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   Sep 18, 2024 · dancehall music, style of Jamaican popular music that had its genesis in the political turbulence of the late 1970s and became Jamaica’s dominant music in the 1980s and ’90s. Central to dancehall is the deejay, who raps, or “toasts,” over a prerecorded rhythm track (bass guitar and drums), or “dub.”. The seductive chant of the ...

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   4 days ago · Jamaican hip hop is defined both through dancehall and reggae music. Jamaican Kool Herc brought the sound systems, technology, and techniques of reggae music to New York during the 1970s. Jamaican hip hop artists often rap in both Brooklyn and Jamaican accents.

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   3 days ago · Many pundits trace the genesis of Modern Jamaican music to the late 1950s when Theophilous Beckford voiced the single "Easy Snappin" for the fledgling mogul, Clement Dodd, who would become one of the most legendary producers in the history of Jamaican popular music.

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    Sep 11, 2024 · In Jamaica during the 1950s, people began to gather in parks and on beaches, partying to music that was spun by entrepreneurial disc jockeys and piped through outdoor loudspeakers. This quirk of economics, geography, and technology would not only vibrate across the island but, by the 1970s and ’80s, across the planet .