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When Jammy's released his digital Sleng-Teng
riddim in the 1980's, he set the tone for a brand
new style of Reggae that some would not want to
call Reggae at all.
It was first called Ragga, but now we know it
under the name Dancehall. And indeed, some would
not call it Reggae. Just like some would not call
certain digital Dubs Reggae either.
It's a debate as old as the Sleng-Teng riddim,
and it will probably continue for a few more years
to come. Some people really argue that you cannot
make music with computers or digital technology
anyway, because of reasons which they can expand
on for many hours in a row.
One of these reasons is that "music from a
box" can not appeal to the heart and soul of
people. Interesting argumentation, but not really
real. Dancehall in itself is designed to make you
move and groove and the enormous popularity of the
genre proofs the critics wrong at least on this
point.
Yes, Dancehall is here to stay, just like
certain Digital Dubs. In fact, Dancehall already
has a history of it's own and this is where Mick
Sleeper's 14th episode of his excellent Podcast
series comes in.
As said, there's "old and new"
Dancehall but that's not everything that can be
said.
The mix contains a lot of different styles as
well. You could even say, that every tune in
itself is the representant of another sub-genre of
Dancehall. and that makes this Podcast very
relevant, even in a series of Podcast that usually
deal with other forms of Reggae.
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