Riddims

447 riddims listed, page 21 of 25

Reggae and dancehall riddims – page 21

Date	DJ	Riddim	Plays
March 2005	Tarzan	First born riddim Master one / All access	5,257
March 2005	Tarzan	Bundle riddim Platinium	3,990
March 2005	Tarzan	Judgement riddim Don Corleon	7,462
March 2005	Tarzan	Crystal Woman riddim Rootdown records	8,135
March 2005	Tarzan	Breaking up riddim Jafsar	4,618
March 2005	Tarzan	Black rain riddim Kinky music	7,827
February 2005	Tarzan	Chat riddim Black shadow	4,297
February 2005	Tarzan	Irob riddim Ward 21	3,898
February 2005	Tarzan	Messer Banzani riddim Germaican Records	4,410
February 2005	Tarzan	Guess who’s coming... Vertex	4,783
February 2005	Tarzan	Roots tonic riddim Hi score	8,392
February 2005	Tarzan	Addicted to the music Altafaan	5,703
January 2005	Tarzan	Mayback 365 riddim Badcat records	3,657
January 2005	Tarzan	Klymaxx riddim Juke Boxx	4,127
January 2005	Tarzan	Cookie Monster riddim Baby G	4,523
January 2005	Tarzan	Panic riddim In time music	3,072
January 2005	Tarzan	Silicone riddim Charms / Jet star	6,167
January 2005	Crown Prince	Imitation riddim First Name Music	6,361

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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.