dancehall

American  

[dans-hawl, dahns-] / ˈdænsˌhɔl, ˈdɑns- /

noun

1. ragga.

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dancehall British  

/ ˈdɑːnsˌhɔːl /

noun

1. a style of dance-oriented reggae, originating in the late 1980s

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Example Sentences

Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel won the best Caribbean music act prize after being freed from prison nearly two years ago when judges decided he should not face a retrial for murder.

From BBC

It doesn't give out the exact numbers of streams, but says gospel is more popular than UK garage, and almost streamed at the same levels as dancehall.

From BBC

The Los Angeles-based collective Jazz Is Dead called him a pioneer of highlife and Afrobeat, while Ghanaian dancehall star Stonebwoy and American producer Adrian Younge, who has worked with Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar, also paid tribute to his legacy.

From Barron's

“Company,” a reggae tune with a guest appearance from Jamaican dancehall vocalist Buju Banton, gives Ms. Lennox an opportunity to try on a sing-song melodic guise and it suits her.

From The Wall Street Journal

Later on, they developed a bright and melodic take on dancehall with the duo Chaka Demus & Pliers, scoring hits with songs such as Tease Me and Murder She Wrote in the early 1990s.

From BBC