Era

80s Dancehall

Rub-a-dub rhythms and live deejay culture defined classic dancehall in the late 1970s and 1980s. Yellowman, Shabba Ranks and Sister Nancy rode stripped-down riddims from the sound-system yard era.

21 tracks

  1. 1
    Baby Father

    Yellowman · Dancehall

  2. 2
    Mash It Up Now

    Yellowman · Dancehall

  3. 3
    Natty Sat Upon the Rock

    Yellowman · Dancehall

  4. 4
    Telephone Love | Deh Pon Mi Mind

    Shabba Ranks · Reggae

  5. 5
    Mr. Loverman

    Shabba Ranks · Dancehall

  6. 6
    Trailer Load A Girls

    Shabba Ranks · Dancehall

  7. 7
    Dancehall Nice

    Eek a Mouse · Dancehall

  8. 8
    Wa-Do-Dem

    Eek a Mouse · Reggae

  9. 9
    Ganja Smuggling

    Eek a Mouse · Reggae

  10. 10
    Bam Bam

    Sister Nancy · Dancehall

  11. 11
    One Two

    Sister Nancy · Dancehall

  12. 12
    Water Pumping

    Johnny Osbourne · Roots Reggae

  13. 13
    Ice Cream Love

    Johnny Osbourne · Roots Reggae

  14. 14
    Truths and Rights

    Johnny Osbourne · Roots Reggae

  15. 15
    Greetings

    Half Pint · Roots Reggae

  16. 16
    Under Me Sensi

    Barrington Levy · Roots Reggae

  17. 17
    Collie Weed

    Barrington Levy · Roots Reggae

  18. 18
    Prison Oval Rock

    Barrington Levy · Roots Reggae

  19. 19
    Dolly My Baby

    Super Cat · Dancehall

  20. 20
    Ghetto Red Hot

    Super Cat · Dancehall

  21. 21
    Forgive Me Jah

    Super Cat · Dancehall

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