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dance·hall

 (dăns′hôl′)
n.
1. or dance hall A building or part of a building with facilities for dancing.
2. A style of reggae music that incorporates hip-hop and rhythm and blues elements. Also called ragga.
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dancehall

(ˈdɑːnsˌhɔːl)
n
(Pop Music) a style of dance-oriented reggae, originating in the late 1980s
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It mattered not whether he sat at dinner in the gold commissioner's house, called for the drinks in a dancehall, or submitted to an interview from the woman representative of the New York Sun, one and all of them held out their arms.
Al-tan and his warriors turned toward me with expressions of immense satisfaction upon their faces, and then, apparently for Ajor's benefit, the chieftain swaggered to and fro a couple of times, swinging his great arms and his bulky shoulders for all the world like a drunken prize-fighter at a beach dancehall.
Claiming some space in what has continued to be a pervasively male-dominated reggae dancehall scene is not a simple task.
One of the most popular Caribbean music festivals, Sunsplash explodes with Jamaica's pulsating reggae and dancehall beats.
Her latest dancehall track 'Slow It Down' is making huge waves in Zimbabwe and UK.
figure By KAREN MBUYA MURIUKI Kenya's dancehall artiste Redsan launched his fifth studio album titled "The Baddest" last Saturday at the Carnivore Grounds.The concert featured Jamaican Dancehall artist Demarco, Nigerian songstress Tiwa Savage as well as Kenyan hip-hop artiste Khaligraph Jones.
Summary: The event will celebrate Jamaica and the Caribbean with hip hop, reggae, dancehall, Afro-pop, R'n'B and more
The dancehall tune and certified club jam produced by Nahreel and Alvin Brown, comes hot on the heels of Nahreel's production of the Coca-Cola anthem for the 2018 World Cup.
Chapters 5-7 jump forward to the 1980s, exploring the ways in which drum machines and synthesizers transformed Jamaican studio culture in the early dancehall era.
Today, Jamaican reggae and dancehall are among the most popular music forms in many parts of Africa.
Self-acclaimed Ghanaian Dancehall King, Shatta Wale who dropped the hint has showered praise on her saying: 'like hubby like wifey.
The opposition legislator told the newspaper that he believes the dancehall space should be a place where artistes can express themselves and those who attend should be aware of what to expect.