Toasting (Jamaican music)

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Toasting (rap in other parts of the Anglo Caribbean) or deejaying is the act of talking, usually in a monotone melody, over a rhythm or beat by a deejay. It can either be improvised or pre-written. Toasting developed in Jamaica as part of the country's sound system culture before becoming widely known by that name. A similar sound is found in mento and now can be heard over musical styles including ska, reggae, dancehall, dub, grime, hip-hop, soca and bouyon music. The combination of singing and toasting is known as singjaying. In the late 1950s in Jamaica,one of the first Selector, also being a promoter Matchuki speaks on how he originally used the mic exclusively to pull crowds to the lawns, announce upcoming dates, promote liquor sales, and market the exclusivity of the sound system's records. Count Matchuki. He conceived the idea for being comically entertaining from listening to commercial ads and radio stations etc. He would create and come up with comically phrases also doing African...

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