Bandit Beats: February Back 9

This 2-hour playlist honors the rich history of Dancehall music. Born from reggae, sibling to hip-hop, Dancehall blared through stacks of speakers as early as the late '70s. The sound leans on reggae's foundation, but evolves the cadence and pulls production and instrumentation from early hip-hop: Casio keyboards, drum machines, sound systems.