This winter proved to be an unseasonably hot one on the Billboard charts. Dancehall reggae stars Sean Paul and Wayne Wonder blazed their way into the American pop mainstream with authentic, sizzling ...
As a pop-culture-consuming whole, Americans have a strange relationship with Jamaican dancehall. Although it’s one of the most important and prolific music scenes in the world, we routinely ignore it ...
In indie circles, there’s a rekindled interest in ska, rocksteady, dub and digi dancehall happening as well, primarily in California. Noisy lo-fi acts like Sun Araw and Peaking Lights dabble heavily.
When it was released in 1997, Dancehall Queen created a sensation in Jamaica, eventually surpassing The Harder They Come as the highest-grossing film in that country's history. Like the dancehall ...
Get ready for a night of pure vibes as Afrobeat and Dancehall go head-to-head in an epic soundclash at Privilege!! On November 21st, 10PM – 4AM, top DJs will battle it out track for track, bringing ...
Drake has long credited Kartel as one of his biggest influences, referencing him in interviews and on social media. Drake ...
The hero image of Akeem Smith’s first solo exhibition, “No Gyal Can Test” at Red Bull Arts Detroit, embraces a striking contradiction: Carlene Smith, familiarly known as Jamaica’s first Dancehall ...
In October 2013, Charlotte resident Manning Sweat’s recording studio on West 24th Street hosted a girl’s Sweet Sixteen birthday party. After the party had started, Sweat said his son – who was at the ...
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Back in 2017, Toronto-based DJ and host of popular party JERK, Bambii, provided The FADER with a beautifully-varied 40-minute long mix that stretched the possibilities of club music. On it, she made ...