Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Top stories in Music One photographer’s amazing firsthand look at the 1980s Jamaican dancehall scene

Daily Digest Top stories in Music One photographer’s amazing firsthand look at the 1980s Jamaican dancehall scene Riddim on the rise Rian Dundon Rian Dundon in Timeline If your only frame of reference for reggae and Jamaican culture is Bob Marley or Snoop Lion rolling papers, prepare to learn something. The artist who brought us Redemption Song was only one stop in a long progression of musical genres and styles. Originating from ska and rocksteady in the 1960s, reggae gave birth to more progressive, populist genres like dub, dancehall, and ragga through the 1970s and 1980s. ....................see.... https://timeline.com/one-photographers-amazing-firsthand-look-at-the-1980s-jamaican-dancehall-scene-fb887a8a3d5e#.gcxllvewt ..............................................---------------------------------------------------------- 4 min read Lose yourself in the story An app meticulously crafted for people who love to read. It’s the perfect companion for wherever your day takes you. Download the app at: Get Medium on the App StoreGet Medium on Google Play Top stories in Life Lessons If You Do These Things Every Day, You’ll Become Smarter “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Thomas Oppong Thomas Oppong in The Mission 7 min read Top stories in Art Ernest Hemingway: The Art of Talented Writing I’ve always hated the word “talent”. When I hear… Charles Chu Charles Chu in Better Humans 5 min read 100 words about 100 words I’ve been thinking about the power of 100 words. If you were to make a goal to publish a 100-word article each day, here on Medium, it… David Kadavy David Kadavy in 100 Words About 1 min read Explore today’s collections Politics Smarter than soundbites. 14 stories Technology The download. 15 stories Humans Live better. 9 stories Culture Press play. 13 stories Recommended by Medium Staff To Christy on Facebook, who doesn’t need the Women’s March In response to the millions of women who marched yesterday, there’s a Facebook rebuttal going around by a woman named Christy. Apparently… susan.speer susan.speer in ESME.com, A Community for Single Moms 9 min read You Are Not Equal. I’m Sorry. A post is making rounds on social media, in response to the Women’s March on Saturday, January 21, 2017. It starts with “I am not a… Sleep.Eat.Write Sleep.Eat.Write 5 min read On Survival (Or To Live Is To Suffer) On Wednesday morning, I was awakened at 6:15 by a series of swift kicks to the groin and a fist to the eye by the mighty hands and feet of… Stephanie Wittels Wachs Stephanie Wittels Wachs 6 min readhttps://timeline.com/one-photographers-amazing-firsthand-look-at-the-1980s-jamaican-dancehall-scene-fb887a8a3d5e#.gcxllvewt ---------------