Japanese Reggae, Dancehall, Ragga

:: Japanese Reggae ::

For those who have asked, there IS a Japanese Reggae/Dancehall/Ragga/Bashment scene in Japan. The scene like in most countries has progressed from Reggae to Dancehall/Ragga.

Dancehall is as much about dancing as it is about the music. Besides getting tanned and braided, the dance moves from the women include some serious erotic hip shaking movements. Japan held 3 events earlier this year, the Reggae Japansplash, the first-ever Avex sponsored Black Summit and Japan’s premier dancehall festival, the annual Yokohama Reggae Sai.

Currently, Japan’s most famous dancehall music group is Mighty Crown. Other artists to check out are Ryo the Skywalker, Pushim, Fireball, Homegrown, Mighty Jam Rock, Pang, Munehiro, Megaryu and Lecca and the Ichi Bang Boshi Crew.