Dancehall

Dancehall is a type of Jamaican popular music which developed in the late 1970s, initially as a more sparse and less political and religious variant of reggae than the roots style that had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or “ragga”) becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms with little connection to earlier reggae rhythms. Modern dancehall is also known as bashment Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Lady Saw

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Saturday 25 May 2013
Mister G at the Carle
Mister GConcert 		The Eric Carle Museum
Amherst, United States
42.320767 -72.533377
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Sunday 26 May 2013
PEACH SPLASH 2013
Machel Montano, Mr.vegas, Farmer Nappy, HD BandConcert 		ATLANTA PEACH 2013
ATLANTA, United States
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Friday 31 May 2013
Goldmine Presents: Noble Society
Noble SocietyConcert 		Fête
Providence, RI, United States
41.815938 -71.443373

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Saturday 1 June 2013
Hilltown Spring Festival
Mister GConcert 		Cummington Fairgrounds
Cummington, United States
42.450294 -72.89159
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Saturday 8 June 2013
Williams College Reunion
Mister GConcert 		Williams College
Williamstown MA, United States
42.712298 -73.208105
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Thursday 13 June 2013
Capleton
CapletonConcert 		The New Parish
Oakland, San Francisco, United States
37.807775 -122.272736

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