WTF is Dancehall? The Insanely Influential Genre That Inspired Sampling, Hip Hop, Dubstep & More
As one of the coolest and most innovative genres, dancehall basically invented the use of sampling and looping in music. The open use of “riddims”, however, was bewildering to me before I discovered what it was all about.
Playlist of songs in this video & more: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Cr3h4tPlIpHo1ilzQFLeC
ALL SONGS IN THIS VIDEO (In order of appearance):
0:11 Yellowman – Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
0:32 Josey Wales – Let Go Mi Hand
0:37 Michigan & Smiley – Diseases
0:45 Tenor Saw – Ring The Alarm
0:51 Sister Nancy – Bam Bam
1:09 Eek-a-Mouse – Wa-Do-Dem
1:43 The Mighty Diamonds – Pass the Kouchie
2:20 The Skatalites – Guns of Navarone
2:24 Alton Ellis – Rock Steady
2:27 Toots & The Maytals – Do The Reggae
2:40 Toots & The Maytals – 54-46 Was My Number (live)
2:59 U-Roy – Wake The Town
3:54 Kool Herc – Break beat demonstration
4:42 Sugar Minott – Herbman Hustling
5:04 Sugar Minott – Good Thing Going
5:12 Sugar Minott – Unknown song (if anyone can ID please comment)
5:36 Yellowman – Life Story
5:53 Yellowman – Ooh We
6:35 Sister Nancy – Every Woman
7:27 King Tubby – Money Dub
7:50 Digital Mystkiz – Haunted
8:24 Eek-a-Mouse – Wa-Do-Dem 12” version
9:05 Yellowman – Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
9:12 Alton Ellis – Mad Mad
9:26 Yellowman – Sensemilla
9:34 Sound Dimension – Full Up
9:50 Sound Dimension – Real Rock
10:18 Wayne Smith – Under Mi Sleng Teng
10:34 Tenor Saw – Pumpkin Belly
10:40 Sublime – Caress Me Down
10:41 David Bowie – Hang Onto Yourself
11:49 Shabba Ranks – Mr Loverman
11:56 Sean Paul – Get Busy
12:24 Easy Star All Stars – Exit Music (For a Film)
12:52 Kanye West – Famous
12:56 Sister Nancy – Live at Boiler Room, NYC
13:32 Yellowman – Yellow Like Cheese (live)
A big special thanks to:
Beth Lesser, author of “Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture”
Hit Me With Music (2011) Documentary
Beat This! A Hip-Hop History (1984) Documentary
Don Sinclair Reggae Vibes (YouTube Channel)
Riddimguide.com
The Red Bull Music Academy
Hot 97, New York City
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