Riddims

447 riddims listed, page 15 of 25

Reggae and dancehall riddims – page 15

Date	DJ	Riddim	Plays
November 2006	Tarzan	Ghetto Whisky riddim Pure Music Productions	13,361
November 2006	Cheeka	Black Marianne riddim Elohim	9,527
November 2006	Back 2 Zion	Purple Ting riddim Back 2 Zion	14,735
October 2006	Double B	Foundation riddim Don Corleon	6,589
October 2006	Double B	Full Draw riddim Fresh Ear	5,381
October 2006	Double B	March out riddim Massive B	7,084
September 2006	Nikko (Mysik Sound)	Mui caliente riddim CJ Records	11,757
September 2006	Tarzan	Unite riddim Inkalink Records	9,361
September 2006	Tarzan	Pit bull riddim Dawg House	6,264
September 2006	Tarzan	12 Gauge riddim H2O	6,866
September 2006	Tarzan	Gully Slime riddim Natural Bridge	5,836
September 2006	Tarzan	Stick up riddim Big Ship	6,267
September 2006	Tarzan	Jah Love riddim Massive B	10,161
September 2006	Tarzan	Wash Belly riddim Gibbo records	8,364
September 2006	Tarzan	Ghetto blues riddim Birchill	13,870
August 2006	Tarzan	Same Way 2 riddim Soul Vybz	10,657
August 2006	Tarzan	Unchain riddim Soul Vybz	8,832
June 2006	Tarzan	Hot this year riddim Tuff Gong	7,304

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Riddims of a label

What is a riddim?

In Jamaica, the lifeblood of the record industry is the riddim (from "rhythm"), an instrumental produced by a label. A label that does not settle for recording a single artist on that riddim, but as many as it can: this is what is called a "series". To make a name for itself, a label will try to get big names on its riddim.

Amid the endless flow of releases, artists have every interest in voicing the most popular riddim of the moment. Every week in Jamaica, more than a hundred 7" singles are produced this way.

Only later, if an artist manages to find a distributor and a record company, can they make an album, which usually gathers some of those singles.