Dancehall Reggae - The Music and the Culture

The dancehall style has developed tremendously overmassive impact on the music scene in America and
the years from the 80's to the 90's and new millenniumlayed the foundation for major artists such as Shaggy,
and is continuing to grow with a speed unimaginable.Mavado, Sean Paul and Elephant man to name a few.
The first to introduce this new style as digital musicThere are also artists from Europe and all over the
was the famous Jamaican producer known as Kingworld like Collie Buddz, Ill Inspecta and Cali P. These
Jammy. It quickly took over the hearts of the Jamaicannew artists are quickly improving and changing the
youth and started to spread throughout the Caribbeansound of dancehall music keeping it fresh and up to
then to the Americas and now to the world. Everyonedate for the younger generation.
seems to know this music now and has become dieDancehall music being a worldwide genre is still most
hard fans. The music itself is an up-tempo andpopular in the Caribbean at its home where most of
addictive sound making you want to dance and enjoythe artists and producers come from. It gives the
yourself as Caribbean people so love to do and areyounger generation a chance to fulfill a dream and to
so famous for doing so.make a career of it. It is more than just music but a
Some of the first dancehall artists to come aboutpassion and a lifestyle to people. If you have not yet
were Wayne Smith, Shabba Ranks, and Super Cat toheard dancehall then make it a must to do so, it is
name a few, Shabba Ranks being the first to becaptivating and unique and you will surely fall in love
premiered on MTV and Super Cat for being the firstwith it and would see why it is being so wide spread
East-Indian dancehall artist. These artists made atoday.