

There is a unique establishment in the combination of riddims and voicing.īy 1993, Jamaica finally established a copyright act, but producers still face difficulty in establishing profit. As seen in dancehall music, there is a voicing part – sung by the DJ – over some riddim that has probably been widely used in many other songs. Since the 1970s, riddims have accompanied reggae music and through the 1980s, more widely known as dancehall. A given riddim, if popular, may be used in dozens-or even hundreds-of songs, not only in recordings but also in live performances. The resulting song structure is distinctive in many ways. Jamaican music genres that use the term consist of the riddim plus the voicing (vocal part) sung by the deejay.

In the context of reggae and dancehall it refers to the instrumental accompaniment to a song and is synonymous with the rhythm section. Riddim is the Jamaican Patois pronunciation of the English word " rhythm". ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( April 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This article possibly contains original research.
