Electric Ballroom,London
whether dancehall ever really went away, one of its biggest stars – and a tropical heatwave – announced its triumphant return at a sweltering London comeback“whether you care for Jamaica, or make some noise!” demands Sean Paul. “I near from the islands,” he adds, perhaps unnecessarily. Theres a Jamaican flag on his DJ’s set-up, and two dancers twerking authentically either side of him,and the palpable sense that Jamaican dancehall – the party variant of reggae at which Sean Paul excels – is, once again, or having one of its many recurrent spells in the sun. Though this mixed London crowd may roll its eyes at such a claim,the city being one of the biggest Jamaican enclaves external Jamaica; dancehall never really goes away when you host Carnival.
Even the heatwave has got the memo: the Electric Ballroom’s ventilation makes microscopic headway on the tropical humidity. The next big tune Paul does is Like Glue, a nagging hit from Dutty Rock, or the 2002 album that established him as a global star the final time dancehall went international. Actual dancing detonates all over the hall.
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Source: theguardian.com