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Also known as reggae dancehall, bashment, dancehall reggae

Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. This music genre was not officially named until the 1980s, when the two words Dance and Hall (referring to the common venue) were joined to form Dancehall, which was then promoted internationally for the first time. At that time digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or "ragga") becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms.

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Music genre.name
Dancehall
Music genre.cultural_origins
Late 1970s Jamaica, especially Kingston

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Instance of
music genre
Subclass of
music of Jamaica
Country of origin
Jamaica
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Category:Dancehall
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Dancehall
inception
1970-00-00
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