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Dancehall

Dancehall is the sound of the Jamaican dance floor — a genre that grew out of reggae in the late 1970s around stripped-down riddims, toasting deejays and pure rhythmic energy. On LyricsSol, the danceh...

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About Dancehall

Dancehall is the sound of the Jamaican dance floor — a genre that grew out of reggae in the late 1970s around stripped-down riddims, toasting deejays and pure rhythmic energy. On LyricsSol, the dancehall genre gathers classic Jamaican records and the global, electronic and Latin fusions they inspired, from festival EDM crossovers to Dominican dembow. Each lyric page carries the words with an English translation where needed, the meaning, full credits and the story behind the track. Browse the genre for the riddims that move from Kingston to clubs worldwide.

Dancehall — Frequently asked

What is dancehall music?
Dancehall is a Jamaican genre that grew out of reggae in the late 1970s, built on stripped-down riddims, deejay vocals and dance-floor energy. Its rhythms shaped later styles including reggaeton and Dominican dembow.
What will I find on a dancehall lyric page on LyricsSol?
Each dancehall page presents the song with a translation where the lyrics are not in English, plus the meaning, full credits and the story behind the track — covering classic dancehall and its modern global and Latin fusions.