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Bashment (film)
Bashment may refer to: *Bashment, another name for dancehall, a type of Jamaican popular music that developed around 1979 *’’Bashment’’, a 2011 movie by Rikki Beadle-Blair, about a gay bashing at a reggae festival *''Bashment Time'', an album by Gammy Award-winning Jamaican singer for kids Father Goose *"Bashment Boogie," a song by Roots Manuva, produced by Lotek from his 2001 album ''Run Come Save Me'' *''Bashment'', a play by British playwright Rikki Beadle-Blair, exploring the controversy around dancehall reggae music and the consequences of homophobic lyrics *Junko Kudō, Junko "Bashment" Kudo, 2002 dancer from Japan * "The Bashments"- Reggae, Rocksteady, Ska group from Ontario California on Mossburg Music Label {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.", Rough Guides, In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably, with digital dancehall (or "ragga") becoming increasingly characterized by faster rhythms. Key elements of dancehall music include its extensive use of Jamaican Patois rather than Jamaican standard English and a focus on the track instrumentals (or "riddims"). Dancehall saw initial mainstream success in Jamaica in the 1980s, and by the 1990s, it became increasingly popular in Jamaican diaspora communities. In the 2000s, dancehall experienced worldwide mainstream success, and by the 2010s, it began to heavily influence the work of established Western artists and producers, which has helped to furth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikki Beadle-Blair
Richard Barrington "Rikki" Beadle-Blair MBE (born July 1961) is a British actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, singer, designer, choreographer, dancer and songwriter of British/West Indian origin. He is the artistic director of multi-media production company Team Angelica. Early life Blair was born in Camberwell and raised in Bermondsey, both in south London, by a single mother, Monica Beadle (who was born in 1944 in Jamaica). She had moved to Britain when she was 12 and was the first black child in her school in Peckham. Rikki was brought up with a brother, Gary Beadle (also an actor, of Eastenders fame), four years younger, and a sister, eight years younger. He attended Lois Acton's Experimental Bermondsey Lampost Free School. Career When he was 17 he performed ''a capella'' concerts at the Gay's the Word bookshop in Bloomsbury, London, with fellow singers Robert Chevara and Michelle Baughan. The group went under the name of "Three People". He was also involved wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Come Save Me
''Run Come Save Me'' is the second studio album by English hip hop musician Roots Manuva. It was released on Big Dada in 2001. Critical reception John Bush of AllMusic wrote, "Roots Manuva handled every type of song with flowing confidence and a bemused air, whether it was a club jam or a message track." Alex Needham of ''NME'' called it " Brit-rap's finest hour to date." Christian Hopwood of BBC Music BBC Music is responsible for the music played across the BBC. The current director of music is Bob Shennan, who is also the controller of BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music, and the BBC Asian Network. Officially it is a part of the BBC's Radio ... felt that the album "should be lauded for its degree of musical invention and individual approach to the genre". '' Q'' listed it as one of the best 50 albums of 2001. Track listing Charts Certifications References External links * {{Authority control 2001 albums Big Dada albums Roots Manuva albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
