The Dancehall Archive and Research Initiative

The Dancehall Archive and Research Initiative aims to preserve & disseminate the knowledge & culture of dancehall.

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In 2006, he placed third and also won 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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Our 𝐃𝐇𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰? feature tickles your imagination and builds your knowledge base about everything, from the very obscure facts to some well-known details about our beloved dancehall genre. ⁣
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𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘪 𝘥𝘪𝘴!

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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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Lady Ann has over 60 songs under her belt, inclusive of 3 full-length albums. 💁🏽‍♀️

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Using the Videolight motif, DHA shines its beams to accentuate artistes, trailblazers, connoisseurs, fashionistas, wordsmiths, entrepreneurs, sound system operators, dancers, aficionados, unsung heroes, and many more in this weekly series.⁣⁣
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Join us every Friday!

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Canada, and the Cayman Islands over the span of her career. 🎤 ✈️ ⁣

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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Head over to Chicken Back Gravy on IG or FB RIGHT NOW! ⁣
Competition closes 26/7/2020

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Our #MondayMemory feature takes you all the way back to those unforgettable moments that you didn’t know you still had in the back of your head! 💭

Join us every Monday for a blast from the past! 😉

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Big up to everyone who supported Dancehall Vibes Vol. 2!!! 😁🖤💛💚⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Special thanks to the entire Dancehall Archive Team, guest artiste General B, our panelists and moderator, DHQ Carlene, Dr. Celena Monteiro, Professor Cooper and Dr. Tomlinson.

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WE’RE BACK!!! 🗣⁣
Tune in this Saturday 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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Register here: https://t.co/DGWhwUqDnm

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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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⁣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. 🇯🇲 ⁣

DANCEHALL VIBES IS TODAY! 🥳

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Our final panelist is Dr. Celena Monteiro!

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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𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝗪⁣⁣
⁣⁣https://t.co/DGWhwUqDnm ⁣

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Lenny’s career not only thrived locally but was catapulted onto international stages. ⁣⁣
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Now 47, the father of seven children operates a publishing business in Kingston, among other business ventures, doing music as merely a hobby.⁣

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Little Lenny, born Nigel Grandison, was instrumental in launching the label Shocking Vibes Productions onto the dancehall stage. Releasing later hits like:⁣⁣
▪️Bum Flick⁣⁣
▪️Punaany Tegareg⁣⁣
▪️Fragile Buddy⁣⁣
▪️Hunk a Meat⁣⁣
▪️Still Coming
▪️All Fruits Ripe⁣⁣