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Dancehall

Genre family: Reggae / Ska / Dub
2020s recordings: 4

ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE

Meet Dancehall

Dancehall is a branch of the Reggae / Ska / Dub family, with its own performance and recording traditions.

The clearest way to understand Dancehall is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with M.I.A., Gunna and Skillibeng.

GENRE FAMILY

Its place in the genre family

Parent genreReggae / Ska / Dub

Current genreDancehall

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2020s · Dancehall

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2020s Dancehall

ESSENTIAL LISTENING

2020s starting recordings

4 recordings

01Jump2024 · Amapiano · hip hopOpen in new tab 02CALLING2026 · Urban Contemporary Gospel · ccmOpen in new tab 03if a mouse could sing...2024 · Dancehall · dancehallOpen in new tab 04MONEY2026 · Urban Contemporary Gospel · breakbeatOpen in new tab

KEY ARTISTS

2020s artists

Artist·Urban Contemporary Gospel

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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

2020s albums

Album·2026

M.I.7

Album·2024

TYLA

Album·2024

if a mouse could sing...

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GenreReggae / Ska / Dub