1980sThe 1980s signaled the birth of an additional musical era, and the slow demise of another. With the help of producer King Jammy and musicians Steely and Clevy, Dub made way for a faster, more ...

In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...

With the first days of spring finally gracing New York City, the summer is just a few breaths away — which means dancehall riddims and reggae grooves are about to be heard on every block from Flatbush ...

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 ...

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley’s Grammy-winning 2001 album, “Halfway Tree,” was titled in reference to the reggae singer’s social status. The child of reggae king Bob Marley and 1976 Miss World Cindy ...

I think one of the greatest choruses in dancehall overall—it stands out because it kind of suggests a story that might be going on—is “Nobody move, nobody get hurt.” Every time I write a song, I ...

In the cultural spaces from which dancehall music gets its name, women are usually the center of attention. The Jamaican genre’s digital rhythms are calibrated to inspire female bodies to wine, as the ...