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: Sister Nancy

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Nov 25 Wednesday 25 November 2009 Today
clubplanet.com:THANKSGIVING EVE AT `THE POOL` at The POOL at Harrah's
Nina Sky
The POOL at Harrah's
Atlantic City, NJ, United States
39.384558 -74.425311

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Dec 5 Saturday 5 December 2009
Queen Ifrica
Tony Rebel
Alrosa Villa
Columbus, OH, Columbus, United States
40.06856 -82.998787

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Dec 8 Tuesday 8 December 2009
Sean Paul at House of Blues
Sean Paul
House of Blues
Anaheim, Los Angeles CA, United States
33.809489 -117.923244

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Dec 9 Wednesday 9 December 2009
Sean Paul at House Of Blues (Sunset Strip)
Sean Paul
House Of Blues…
West Hollywood, Los Angeles CA, United States
34.094951 -118.373828

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Dec 13 Sunday 13 December 2009
Eek-A-Mouse at Culture Room
Eek-A-Mouse
Culture Room
Ft Lauderdale, Miami FL, United States
26.166377 -80.116511

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Dec 16 Wednesday 16 December 2009
Castafari
Black River Sound
Harpers Ferry
Allston, Boston MA, United States
42.353001 -71.13269

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