subject: Europe vs Jamaica For Foundation Reggae Music [print this page] Europe vs Jamaica For Foundation Reggae Music
Dancehall Reggae sound clashes have continued all over the world and can happen on any given night. You can find yourself a good sound clash though there is a difference in the form of music played by the different sound systems around the world. With of course Reggae music being founded in Jamaica, the Jamaican and mostly North American sound systems are going to lean toward a different type of vibe then your European counterparts who also have a devotion for Dancehall Reggae but much more for foundation then what is actual standard right now.
Any time you have an event with two sounds one hailing from Jamaica or North America and the other from Europe, if you listen close you can tell the difference in the selections that are being played. Both sounds are going to use dub plates (that's a given in a sound clash) but what you'll find is the mostly European sounds are going to choose selections from foundation Reggae artists rather than the newest vibe that's going around the Dancehall. Take for illustration world clash where you have sound systems from different parts of the world all playing Dancehall Reggae music. You can hear the difference from the Jamaican sounds versus the European sounds in these selections that they play. The Jamaican sounds and North American sound are going to play the cutting edge artist with the newest riddims and the European sounds are thus selecting foundation riddims & the foundation artists.
Is this to say that one sound system from one part of the country or world is better than the other? Not at all it is just a subtle feeling that you can get from the respect of the music from two sides of the world. Everyone can agree that Reggae music got its love and start in Jamaica without a doubt but it seems that the European sound systems like One Love, David Rodigan, Sentinel, Heavy Hammer (who won Riddim Clash 2010) and so many others, have far more respect for the foundation of Reggae music than it seems their counterparts. Do Jamaican sound systems have deep, deep dub boxes with foundation artist & riddims, of course they do but, they don't get played as much in the Dancehall compared to what you would hear from an European sound who would mostly play the whole set or roughly their whole set if they could of foundation music. It just goes to show that the love for Reggae music is truly worldwide but with a little tip more on the European side to the love of foundation Reggae music.
