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Dancehall : the Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture.

CD - 2017 CD Pop Dancehall 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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Call Number: CD Pop Dancehall
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Title from disc label.
Previously released recordings (1977-1993).
Program notes by Steve Barrow (24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations) inserted in container.
Bam bam (Yellowman) (3:15) -- Pumpkin belly (Tenor Saw) (3:17) -- Cu oonuh (Reggie Stepper) (3:43) -- Murder she wrote (Chaka Demus and Pliers) (4:06) -- Agony (Pinchers) (3:32) -- Diseases (Michigan & Smiley) (3:31) -- World a music (Ini Kamoze) (5:36) -- Cool out son (Junior Murvin) (3:09) -- Arleen (General Echo) (3:01) -- Boxing (Cornel Campbell) (4:10) -- Chop chop (Cutty Ranks) (3:08) -- MI6 (Lone Ranger) (3:26) -- Trash and ready (Super Cat) (2:49) -- Soon forward (Gregory Isaacs) (6:25) -- I'm just a dread/One shut (Jacob Miller & Trinity) (6:24) -- Wa do dem (Eek A Mouse) (7:41) -- Only woman DJ with degree (Sister Nancy) (3:27) -- Uptown girl (Trinity) (3:08) -- Track shoes (General Echo) (3:42) -- Mash you down (Cornel Campbell) (7:13) -- Sensi addict (Horace Ferguson) (3:47) -- Jump and pawn (Clint Eastwood) (3:21).
Various performers.
A lightning-flash collection of all-time classic and definitive dancehall classics as well as a stellar selection of more obscure tracks.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Low-Key on the Up-Beat submitted by Meginator on July 3, 2020, 3:56pm Something about dancehall music feels quintessentially Jamaican, borrowing the upbeat accents of ska and reggae but deploying them less rigidly, with more room for rhythmic variation. The feel throughout this compilation is consistent, though the tracks span a couple of decades, and the album is a great introduction to this style of music. I highly recommend it for a low-key change of pace, a glimpse into a deep musical heritage with its own unique style.