The Great Debate: Should Dancehall and Reggae Have Separate Grammy Awards?

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The Great Debate: Should Dancehall and Reggae Have Separate Grammy Awards?

by Dr Leo Gilling SOUTH FLORIDA – There’s been a lot of buzz lately about awarding a Dancehall Grammy separately from the Reggae Grammy. But here’s the question: How can we make this happen when the very authorities responsible for Jamaican music haven’t officially defined the differences between these genres? From my perspective, Jamaican music is a living, breathing tapestry—a beautiful evolution that began with Mento, flowed into Ska, simmere…