| LC control no. | sh 97003959 |
|---|---|
| Topical heading | Ragga (Music) |
| Variant(s) | Ragamuffin (Music) Raggamuffin (Music) |
| See also | Rap (Music) Reggae music |
| Found in | Work cat.: 97119078: Plastino, G. Mappa delle voci, c1996 (raggamuffin; also ragamuffin or ragga; an example of the influence of rap on Jamaican music; considered a particular style of reggae; developed in the 1980s and 1990s; characterized by the adoption of sound processing techniques, music, and texts of rap) Readers' guide abstracts (ragga) Periodical abstracts (ragga, ragamuffin; ragamuffin hip hop, ragga hip hop) Newspaper abstracts (ragga, raggamuffin music, ragamuffin; "ragamuffin" raps; a combination of reggae and rap; ragga music is Jamaican rap) LC database, May 7, 1997 (ragga, raggamuffin, ragamuffin) All Music Guide, online, Mar. 29, 2000 (Dancehall developed in the '80s as "ragamuffin", a hybrid style featuring a DJ or "sing-jay" half-singing, half-rapping with often bawdy ("slack") themes. The musical structure is rooted in reggae though the rhythms, played by drum machines, are considerably faster. By the '90s, dancehall crossover was common, with many gangsta-rappers incorporating dancehall rhythms and its rapid-fire toasting. Major dancehall figures include Yellowman and Shabba Ranks.) EPL's collection: UB40 present the dancehall album [SR] p1198; Dancehall crazy [SR] p1999; Dancehall explosion '98 [SR] p 1999; Jah Screw presents dancehall glamity [SR] p 1993; Dancehall hits [SR] p1999; Dancehall stylee [SR] (the best of reggae dancehall music) |
| Not found in | Random House; Am. Heritage dict., c1992; Oxf. dict. of new words, 1991; BDNE; Amerigrove |
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