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⁣ Congratulations to @makita_berrios 🥳🥳⁣

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Congratulations to @makita_berrios 🥳🥳⁣
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Thank you to everyone who participated in our giveaway! 😁⁣
Look out for more prizes and surprises from us here at the Dancehall Archive! ⁣
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⁣ 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘛𝘳

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𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘳, 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. ⁣⁣
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Clive Campbell, popularly known as DJ Kool Herc, is credited as the "Founder of Hip-Hop" or "Father of Hip-Hop” propelling Jamaican culture even further internationally. 🇯🇲 ⁣
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He was born on April 16, 1955 in Kingston, Jamaica but moved to the Bronx, USA at the age of 12 and came to prominence in the early 1970s when he began throwing dance parties in the recreational room at his family’s apartment complex in South Bronx. ⁣🇺🇸⁣
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Herc was passionate about the music and deeply in tune with his audiences and, after noting a spike in crowd reactions and energy during the instrumental breaks on the Funk and Soul records he spun, he conceptualized the technique of extending the break by playing two copies of the same record on dual turntables. 🔊 ⁣
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As one record reached the end of the break, he cued the other record back to the beginning of the break, turning a snippet of a record into an extended loop and the “Merry-Go-Round” technique, eventually called “breakbeat” was born, generating an advanced culture of deejaying. 🤯⁣
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Campbell was heavily influenced by Jamaican styles of music and the rhythmic sounds of American Motown music. Galvanizing these two sonically popular cultural sounds, he combined Jamaican toasting with the funk and soul of Black America. 🎶⁣
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Though Herc never saw commercial success, he has received a lot of commendations and recognition, including being highlighted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in 1995 and receiving the people’s Hall of Fame Award and Certificate from Governor Mario Cuomo in 1994 for establishing the roots of Hip-Hop in the City of New York.⁣ 👏🏽🙌🏼⁣
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Herc also wrote the introduction to the award-winning American Book, “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” a History of the Hip-Hop Generation by author, Jeff Chang.⁣ 📝📚⁣
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DJ Kool Herc and his sister, Cindy Campbell, were highlighted in February 2020 by Billboard for plans to bring Hip-Hop music back to its roots here in Jamaica with a new museum. ⁣😁✊🏿⁣
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The Dancehall Archive looks forward to these plans for our island as a core cultural Mecca bursting at the seems with tale

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Join Prof. @donnaphope and the @chicken_backgravy massive for an evening of unwinding and motivation! 🥂 ⁣
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Grab a glass of wine, 𝘴𝘪𝘱 back and relax!✨⁣
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See the link for registration in @chicken_backgravy’s bio! 🤍

⁣ Happy Wednesday, Massive! 🗣⁣ ⁣ Did You

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Happy Wednesday, Massive! 🗣⁣
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Did You Know that Dancehall artiste 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐨, born Ricardo Gayle, entered the JCDC Popular Song contest twice under the name ‘Chicago’? 🤔 ⁣
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In 2006, he placed third, winning Best Video for his song “Only if You Know” and improved to second place in 2007 with his song “Been There”. 🥈🎶 ⁣
Keep up with our weekly 𝐃𝐘𝐊 features, only at the Dancehall Archive! 💚🖤💛

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🗣𝐃𝐇𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄! ⁣⁣
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To show our appreciation for your endless support, we’re treating a lucky someone to a copy of @donnahope’s Reggae Stories! 🤯⁣⁣
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“𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴.”⁣
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𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎⁣⁣
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Good luck,⁣⁣
The Dancehall Archive Team! 💚💛🖤⁣

⁣ In honour of @bujuofficial’s Festival Song 2

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In honour of @bujuofficial’s Festival Song 2020 win, we couldn’t help but take it all the way back to several decades ago when we first met the Original Agony Daddy himself, Buju Banton! 🔥🔥⁣
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Here is today’s #MondayMemory! 💭 ⁣
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𝐁𝐮𝐣𝐮 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧, born Mark Anthony Myrie, rocked his first huge show in Jamaica when he appeared at the 1991 staging of the greatest one-night Dancehall show — 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨! 🎟⁣
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National Stadium was not ready for the Gargamel as then Penthouse Records singer, Wayne Wonder, brought out Buju on stage to deliver his tune! 🔊 ⁣
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The national love for Myrie was instantaneous as his deep baritone met the ears of the audience when he bellowed the first lines of the controversial hit, “Love Me Browning”. 🎤🎶 ⁣
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Today, Buju Banton is a Reggae and Dancehall Giant with a formidable oeuvre and an untouchable legacy, rooting him in the Jamaican entertainment arena and making him one of the most famous Jamaican artistes in history. 🙌🏼🇯🇲⁣
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The Dancehall Archive wishes to congratulate @bujuofficial on this new title and we can’t wait to see how he furthers his legacy! 🖤💛💚⁣
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#DancehallArchive #Buju #BujuBanton⁣

⁣ 🗣𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤

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🗣𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲! ⁣
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𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐧, born Barbara Smith, was Jamaica’s first female Deejay of the Year in 1983. She was first enthralled by music when listening to, and sneaking into, local roots and Reggae/Dancehall sessions. 🎶🇯🇲 ⁣
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Her career began alongside fellow deejays, Little John and Ranking Toyan and she was heavily influenced by other artistes such as Sugar Minott, Louie Lepkie and Barry Brown, working most notably with the original Kilimanjaro sound system. 🔊 ⁣
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Her music career began with her first recordings “Plan Your family” and “Shine Eye Boy” but her biggest commercially successful single was “Informer” and an LP of the same name, both of which historically shot up the Jamaican charts claiming the #1 spots for singles and albums making Lady Ann the first female deejay to achieve these accomplishments. 🏆👑 ⁣
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The success of Informer afforded Lady Ann the opportunity to not only thrill local audiences on the stages of Sting, Reggae Sumfest, Reggae Carifest, Irie Jamboree, Westchester Reggae Fest, and Hot Shot but also to begin touring the world in countries such as the United States, Canada, and the Cayman Islands over the span of her career. 🎤 ✈️ ⁣
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She continued to collaborate and record with the biggest names in the Jamaican music industry such as Sly & Robbie, Bunny “Striker” Lee and Shocking Vibes. 🤯🙌🏼⁣
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Lady Ann has over 60 songs under her belt, inclusive of 3 full-length albums. 💁🏽‍♀️

⁣ @chicken_backgravy is having a delightful give

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@chicken_backgravy is having a delightful giveaway over on their page! 😁⁣
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Win a free copy of Chicken Back Gravy and Such Delights by @donnaphope in just 4 simple steps 🤯⁣
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Head over to @chicken_backgravy 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝗪! ⁣
Competition closes Sunday, July 26, 2020. ⁣
DM @chicken_backgravy for more details! 📲⁣
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𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: ⁣
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 @𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧_𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐲’𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬.

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Did you know that 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧 made his first acting debut in the 1999 Jamaican film, Third World Cop? 💭 ⁣
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Ninja, born Desmond Ballentine, played the role of “Deportee” in the commercially successful film which broke the box office records previously held by Home Alone 2 and Dancehall Queen in Jamaica. 🇯🇲⁣
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Third World Cop became the highest-grossing Jamaican film ever, accumulating $21 million JMD in the local box office. 💰 ⁣
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The complete film is available on YouTube. ⁣
Let us know your favourite scene from this iconic masterpiece! 😁💛🖤💚⁣

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Today’s #MondayMemory is none other than the Queen of Dancehall, @spiceofficial 🔥🔥⁣⁣⁣
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Spice took to social media a few weeks ago to fling us all the way back to her first song and music video ever, “Right There” released in, wait for it, 2001!! 🤯⁣⁣⁣
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Congratulations to Queen Spice on her multiplicity of accomplishments since then. We can’t wait to see how she continues to maintain her crown. 👑 ⁣⁣⁣
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Swipe to see a snippet! ⁣
How old were you when dis big chune drop? 😝😂

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𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔! ⁣⁣⁣⁣
Big up to everyone who supported Dancehall Vibes Vol. 2!!! 😁🖤💛💚⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Special thanks to the entire Dancehall Archive Team, guest artiste @generalb_, our panelists and moderator, @dancehallqueencarlene, @celenamonteiro27, Professor Cooper and Dr. Tomlinson who provided a wealth of knowledge on tonight’s topic. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Don’t forget to send us your reviews, thoughts, questions, comments and recommendations and look out for Volume 3 in September 2020!!🔥🔥⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Stick and stay, massive. ⁣🇯🇲⁣⁣⁣
Much more to come! 😉

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With less than 3 hours to go until one of the events of the year, we’ve got a special surprise for all our attendees up our sleeve! 😉 ⁣
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Tune in to Dancehall Vibes Volume 2: From Dancehall Queen to DHQ to enjoy the musical stylings of our special guest artist!!! 🥳🙌🏼⁣
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See you soon! 😁

⁣ 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 takes th

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𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 takes the Videolight this Friday! 🔊⁣
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Stone Love was founded in 1972 by Winston “Wee Pow” Powell and almost 47 years later, it remains one of the most sought-after sounds worldwide. It became Jamaica's most popular sound system, known for its superior sound quality, and maintained this position into the 21st century. 🤯⁣
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The Stone Love Headquarters at 41 Burlington Avenue in Kingston is home to the renowned Weddy Weddy dance. Internationally, the sound has rocked several events in the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇯🇵 ⁣
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Stone Love celebrates 48 years in the music industry this December. 👏🏽🙌🏼

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Our esteemed moderator is Dr. Lisa Tomlinson, an author and lecturer in Literary and Cultural Studies of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona. 🇯🇲 ⁣
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Dr. Tomlinson’s work predominantly delves into Caribbean and African diasporic film and music, penning books such as her latest Una Marson: The Caribbean Biography Series, The African-Jamaican Aesthetic: Cultural Retention and Transformation across Borders, and chapters in acclaimed publications covering topical issues and trends like multiculturalism, women and music, African youth identity and the evolution of Reggae and Dancehall. 🙌🏾✊🏾⁣
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Tune in this Saturday for an unforgettable interactive discussion on the evolution of the Dancehall Queen moderated by Dr. Lisa Tomlinson! 💃🏽✨⁣⁣
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𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝗪⁣⁣
IG: Link in our bio! ⁣⁣
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⁣ Our final panelist is Dr. Celena Monteiro, a L

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Our final panelist is Dr. Celena Monteiro, a Lecturer in Dance at Kingston University, London. 🤩⁣
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Her research looks at intercultual and digital manifestations of Caribbean dance and popular dance on screen with a focus on the intersections between race, gender, sexuality and class in popular performance, primarily issues surrounding white femininity within black performance. 💃🏽🕺🏽⁣
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She holds a PhD in Dance Studies from the University of Chichester, leads the modules 'Popular Dance' and 'Street Dances' within the Dance School, sits as committee member for PoPMoves — an International Research Group for Performances of the Popular, as well as an Executive Committee member for the Society of Dance Research and a dance practitioner with Zil'Oka — a French Caribbean Dance Ensemble based in London. 🇬🇧 ⁣
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The title of her thesis is: Bruk Out Feminism in the Intercultural Dancehall Queen Scene which hints the promise of an enriching contribution to this installment. 😁⁣
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Tune in this Saturday for an unforgettable interactive discussion on the evolution of the Dancehall Queen with Dr. Celena Monteiro. 👩🏾‍🏫 ⁣
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𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝗪⁣⁣
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⁣ ⁣ Our forever Dancehall Queen joins our pane

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Our forever Dancehall Queen joins our panel for Dancehall Vibes Vol. 2! 😁💛⁣
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Carlene Smith was crowned Jamaica’s first official Dancehall Queen in 1992, a title which catapulted her into the eyes of the public, featuring her impeccable dance moves and risqué style of dress. 🤩⁣
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A Dancehall Dance pioneer, her influence transcends borders as her moves can be seen in a myriad of international sitcoms, music videos and movies! 🔥🔥⁣
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This multifaceted Queen is not only known for her choreography and iconic outfits but her eye for detail, setting trends and fashion pieces from her own line! 😌⁣
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Who better to take us on the journey from Dancehall Queen to DHQ than the Original Dancehall Queen herself? 😉 ⁣
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Tune in this Saturday for an unforgettable interactive discussion on the evolution of the Dancehall Queen with DHQ Carlene! 💃🏽✨⁣
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𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝗪⁣
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⁣⁣ Happy Wednesday! 🥳⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Did you

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Happy Wednesday! 🥳⁣⁣
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Did you Know that Dancehall Artiste 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁 @generalb_ was a great disco dancer before he became an artiste? 🕺🏽⁣
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As a dancer, he was known as "Beat It" and the "B" in his artiste name comes from the word "Beat".⁣ 🤯⁣
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His favourite disco song was "Let the Music Play" by Shannon. 😁⁣
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Stick with us every Wednesday for more interesting Dancehall facts! 😉

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𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳, 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺. 👑 ⁣⁣
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Professor Emerita 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 joins our distinguished panel for Dancehall Vibes Vol. 2. 👏🏽🙌🏼⁣⁣
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Professor Cooper CD has made exceptional contributions to Education, with a predilection for Cultural Studies, aiming to evoke an appreciation for local culture, principally, Jamaican language, Reggae and Dancehall. 🇯🇲 ⁣⁣
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Her brainchild, the Reggae Studies Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona, has maintained its position as a hub for all things culture, from which several initiatives have been birthed in preserving, exploring and disseminating the impact of Jamaican heritage. ✊🏾⁣⁣
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Her efforts have been instrumental in moulding this field of study through her scholarship, eloquence and class. 💁🏽‍♀️⁣⁣
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Tune in this Saturday for an unforgettable interactive discussion on the evolution of the Dancehall Queen with Professor Carolyn Cooper! 👩🏾‍🏫✨⁣⁣
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𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝗪⁣⁣
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⁣ Because it’s still Monday somewhere 😉 …

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Because it’s still Monday somewhere 😉 ...⁣
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Our latest feature takes you all the way back! ⁣
Today’s #MondayMemory stars the original Front Tooth Gold Tooth Gun Pon Tooth Don Gorgon! ⁣
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Ninjaman’s iconic interview with @emilyshields14 has taken over social media in recent weeks and you’ll see just why! ⁣
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Swipe to check out this January 2003 episode snippet of “Exposure” and click the link in our bio to see the full interview!

⁣ As promised, WE’RE BACK!!! 🗣⁣ Tune in S

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As promised, WE’RE BACK!!! 🗣⁣
Tune in Saturday, July 18, 2020 for a most exciting installment of Dancehall Vibes! 🔊⁣
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We’ll be discussing the evolution of the Dancehall Queen with some of your favourite experts! ⁣😁
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Plus! Word inna di streets, one or two artiste might pass tru 👀 ⁣
You don’t want to miss Dancehall Vibes Vol. 2! 😉 ⁣
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Click the link in our bio to pre-register via zoom for this event or check in on our Facebook, @thedancehallarchive and tell a friend or two (or ten! 😜) ⁣
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See yuh nex week!!! 🥳

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