Definitions
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- noun An
instrumental version of asong inJamaican orCaribbean music , usually with adrum pattern and a prominentbassline .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Both the intro and outro are me dubbing the riddim track in and out over "Talking Drum" a nice little oddment from Banana Clipz aka Chief Boima and DJ Oro11.
The FADER Eddie "Stats" Houghton 2009
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The riddim was a reggae smash, both in Jamaica and internationally, and "Infiltrate" became a top record in the juggling mix.
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Yeh, dis a gud tool fer keepin yer pettin in deh rite riddim.
Video: Guitar Kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Baby is him sit outside and catch a wireless wave and ride the riddim to ditigal new palestinian.
Archive 2008-08-01 Dodie Bellamy 2008
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Baby is him sit outside and catch a wireless wave and ride the riddim to ditigal new palestinian.
Lawrence Ytzhak Braithwaite, 1963-2008 Dodie Bellamy 2008
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Afrikaan Beat is a 1962 song by German musician Bert Kaempfert, which in a strange twist of fate became the basis of a very famous Jamaican riddim named African Beat, also known as Under Me Sensi, first recorded by Studio One, widely credited to Don Drummond.
Unlikely musical cross-fertilizations and guilty pleasures « Jahsonic 2007
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Afrikaan Beat is a 1962 song by German musician Bert Kaempfert, which in a strange twist of fate became the basis of a very famous Jamaican riddim named African Beat, also known as Under Me Sensi, first recorded by Studio One, widely credited to Don Drummond.
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Written by two Bahians, Sharon Acioly and Antônio Dyggs of Os Meninos de Seu Zeh, the song's drum patterns mirror the "Bam Bam" riddim beloved in Jamaican dancehall.
News 2012
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I have a freestyle medley where I do about 9 songs on one riddim.
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Try to search out more of the riddim on you tube ....
WN.com - Articles related to Hindus in ritual tongue-piercing in east India 2010
alexz commented on the word riddim
love this word.
August 9, 2014