Hi,

Im doing a r'n'b night tonight at a bar in good old London town and been told they like some "current raggae" sort of stuff. Anyone got any suggestions? I was told its called bamberton or something like that?

Also anyone know any good tracks that fit with gasalona?

Cheers

Gav

Sounds like they are after Reggaeton. There was a post a while ago with some very good info from Eskie.

Reggaeton is huge in the reggae world at the moment!

Reggaeton is a type of dance music with beginnings in Puerto Rico in the early to mid-1990s, which has now become popular in other Latin American countries. Reggaeton - also spelled Reggaetón and hispanicised as Reguetón - blends dancehall and hip hop genres, with additional influences from electronic, bomba, plena, and reggae in spanish from Panama. This gives Reggaeton its distinct Latin American music touch.

Reggaeton songs cover topics ranging from the realities of street life to personal misunderstandings, love, and dancing.

Reggaeton is especially popular for playing in parties and is usually danced by members of the opposite sex grinding "doggie style". Reggaeton can also be danced with the partners facing each other, or in large groups of single dancers (usually females), where one of the group will then be asked to dance and will then leave the group.


A record shop who will be able to help:)

Dub Vendor who also do a great mail order service, as well as having a couple of shops in London...in South London and Ladbroke Grove!


http://www.dubvendor.co.uk


As to the current dancehall music, here's the current Chris Goldfinger top 10, should give you an idea:)

The Damien Marley tune is the one of the biggest of the year so far BTW

18/07/05
1. 'Willy Bounce' - Elephantman (Q45)
2. 'Ring Ding' - LOC (Charm)
3. 'Welcome to jamrock' - Damien Marley (Ghetto Youths)
4. 'Bang Bang' - Assassin (Studio 2000)
5. 'Run out pon dem' - Sizzla (Snowcone)
6. 'Notorious' - Turbulence (THC Music)
7. 'Ain't gonna see us fall' - Sizzla (Free Willy)
8. 'Lightning Flash' - Shane O (Snowcone)
9. 'Love Is' - Jah Cure (Don Carleone)
10. 'Footprint' - TOK (Don Carleone)


Also look for comps from Jetstar and also Greensleeves records, full of top tunes on vinyl and CD

I miss read that Brian. I thought it read

I can just hear you reading this out in good old BBC voice

LOL...true

Interesting stuff, I hear the Marley song was going to be huge at Carnival

Yup there's a number of remixes floating round, including Welcome to England..

Yup certainly one of the songs of the carnival this year in fact Ini Kamoze who features on the sample at the start of this track, has his own version of the track out too(amongst others!)

Of course there were a number of other versions as well