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: Bob One

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Major Lazer with Feed Me
Major Lazer, Feed Me 		Cain's Ballroom
Tulsa OK, United States
36.160694 -95.994973
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Sunday 3 June 2012
EAST SIDE DRIVE TOUR
New Kingston 		The Studio at Webster Hall
New York, NY, United States
53.0833333 -0.15

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Wednesday 6 June 2012
Yellowman
Beyond Rhythm, Natural Heights 		MISSION TOBACCO LOUNGE
Riverside, Ca, United States
6.35 -8.4
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Friday 15 June 2012
Jimmy Cliff
77 Jefferson 		Crossroads KC
Kansas City, MO, United States
39.090393 -94.583735
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The Republik Music Festival Kona
Slightly Stoopid, Alborosie 		Courtyard Marriott At King Kamehameha's…
Kona, United States

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Sunday 17 June 2012
The Republik Music Festival Kauai
Slightly Stoopid, Alborosie 		Kilohana Plantation
Lihue, United States
21.970852 -159.390183

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