Dancehall

[diningroomchairstorage]

I don't expect this to be a long lasting megathread, but thought it was worth asking: any suggestions on where i'm likely to hear someone playing recent (ie not 80s) dancehall at the festival? i know we're in somerset and not jamaica but i love this stuff at the moment and would like to wind my waist

[amfy]

Years ago - I think 2007 there was something called ‘Shackney’ where the concept was that it was like a Kingstown shack, in Hackney. It was brilliant for Dancehall - I couldn’t quite believe the combination of my inner city life and Glastonbury! (Which probably feeds into the big issue on another thread!). Loved it there but it’s gone.

I always harbour the hope that ‘The Rum Shack’ may be based on this vibe, but it never has been when I’ve been in there.

sorry I know that’s no help.

[deletebeep]

The only suggestion I can come up with is Koffee - reggae/rap/dancehall.

[cloudbusting]

Lil C, who is friends with some of our group, is DJing at 7 Thursday on Firmly Rooted. She mostly plays dancehall/bashment mixed with some other stuff. That stage in general might be worth looking through the lineup, along with the Rum Shack and Babylon Uprising.

Edited June 16, 2022 by cloudbusting

[FLB]

Burna Boy?

[bennyboi]

Babylon uprising ran/ reason roadblock boys get it going. Couldn’t tell you which artists are specifically dancehall though. 

[diningroomchairstorage]

34 minutes ago, cloudbusting said:

Lil C, who is friends with some of our group, is DJing at 7 Thursday on Firmly Rooted. She mostly plays dancehall/bashment mixed with some other stuff. That stage in general might be worth looking through the lineup, along with the Rum Shack and Babylon Uprising.

nice! thanks for that

[diningroomchairstorage]

Koffee and Burna Boy are both class, but defo not dancehall

[diningroomchairstorage]

3 hours ago, amfy said:

Years ago - I think 2007 there was something called ‘Shackney’ where the concept was that it was like a Kingstown shack, in Hackney. It was brilliant for Dancehall - I couldn’t quite believe the combination of my inner city life and Glastonbury! (Which probably feeds into the big issue on another thread!). Loved it there but it’s gone.

i'm with you on that. when glasto book playboi carti rather than pulitzer prize winning rappers i'll change my tune but the demographic and who is playing go hand in hand i think