Beenie Man "World Dance" (1994)

‪@LeoOReggio‬
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This is the first music video I produced and directed with Beenie Man, in 1994, and I went on to do all his local videos up until 1996, others joined in after. We shot the video on the Black Roses corner, the home base of Jamaica's dancehall dancing icon, Bogle.
One of Jamaica’s most crucial DJs, Beenie Man’s recording career stretches back to 1981, although it was in the sound systems where he later made his mark. The witty toaster began his true ascent to stardom in the early ’90s, and by 1994, his reputation couldn’t be beaten. Then again, when you’re a recording veteran at age ten, one wonders just what took him so long.
Beenie Man (aka Moses Davis) was born in the tough Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica, on August 22, 1973. By the time he was ready for school, the toddler had already decided on a career as a DJ. He wasn’t the first tot with dreams of the limelight, but Beenie actually had a true gift for gab. His shot at stardom came when he was only eight when he took first prize at the national Teeny Talent contest. This led to a meeting with producer Junjo Lawes, who recorded the diminutive DJ’s debut single, “Too Fancy.” Bunny Lee then took the boy under his wing and put him to work at his Unlimited sound system. By 1983, the youngster found himself appearing on Lawes’ Junjo Presents Two Big Sounds, which was recorded live and featured such DJ heavyweights as Dillinger and Fathead. Along with Unlimited, Beenie was also DJing at Prince Jammy’s Volcano sound systems, had a hit single to his credit, “Over the Sea,” produced by Niney Holness, and even had a debut album out. Produced by Lee, The Invincible Beenie Man, the 10-Year-Old DJ Wonder’s title pretty much sums it all up. He recorded some songs with Barrington Levy in 1984, two of which, “Under Mi Sensi” and “Two Sounds,” would resurface in remixed form later in the ’90s. But for the moment, his recording career came virtually to a close, bar the occasional single. But the young DJ remained a sound system favorite, even as he now turned his attention to his schoolwork.
Not surprisingly, Beenie’s younger brother, Little Kirk, was keen to follow in his footsteps, and five years later the siblings hooked up with producer Patrick Roberts and began recording a series of singles that quickly brought them into the national spotlight. In 1992, Beenie appeared at Reggae Sunsplash and such was the response that the DJ now felt ready to take on the big guns. Beenie’s first target was the acclaimed Bounty Killer, although the young DJ had cause for his attack as the veteran had stolen his catchphrase, “people dead,” and the war was on. There was a lull in the very public battle in 1993 when Beenie left Kingston for almost a year after being booed off the stage at a national show celebrating the visit of Nelson Mandela. Upon his return the next year, there was a public reconciliation with Bounty Killer, which resulted in the split album Guns Out.
By the end of the year, Beenie was a shoo-in for the DJ of the Year Award. 1996 brought Maestro, Beenie’s first “real” album, as compared to his previous hits collections. Produced by Patrick Roberts, it was a stunning effort featuring a kaleidoscope of moods. The following year proved to be his break out in Britain when his and Chevelle Franklin’s “Dance Hall Queen” bounced up the national chart. Both that single and its follow-up, “Who Am I,” were number one back at home, while the latter rocketed its way into the U.K. Top Ten.
After headlining Reggae Sunsplash in 1998, Beenie signed to Virgin Records in the U.S.; The Doctor was the first fruit of this new union and was an instant dancehall classic. 1999 brought the King Jammy-produced album Y2K, which never actually mentions everyone’s greatest fear that year - the millennium bug, but does take on a host of other issues from AIDS to illiteracy. And the hit singles just kept on coming, and coming, and coming. Beenie was unstoppable, whether on his own or with other artists and at times the Jamaican chart seemed to be the DJ’s private preserve. The Art & Life album, released in the new century, showcased the DJ at his most eclectic and included guests Arturo Sandoval and Wyclef Jean of Fugees fame. The following year, Beenie reunited with Jean behind the mixing board to produce the debut album by actor Steven Seagal. Janet Jackson, the Neptunes, Lady Saw, and Lil’ Kim all turned up as guests on 2002’s Tropical Storm, the Beenie Man album with the most crossover appeal. 2004’s Back to Basics was just that, a straight-up return to dancehall. The hit-collecting compilation From Kingston to King of the Dancehall appeared in early 2005, and Undisputed, which featured production work from Scott Storch and Don Corleon, among others, was released the next year.

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Who still listening 2024

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🔥🔥🔥🇯🇲

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❤❤

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Wi deh ya

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Tunes on tunes😭😭🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@johannesg3167]

YES!! Got this on Vinyl😁

[@esmineawinde]

Memory lane am listening March 2024

[@Mr_portmore]

April 2024 and this is a proud memory to watch 🔥🔥🔥sleep well wacky and ice

[@Sunkissed_Michelle]

Bogle was so smooth with his moves.

[@Dru_York]

Man.. I’m so PROUD to be Jamaican! 🫡🫡😤😤😤 ❤ From FARIN 😂😂 #2024

[@optimusprime9721]

Why is it that everything bogle does is just immaculate, like no matter how hard you try you can't move like him and he makes this look so easy.. Big up the greatest dancer in dancehall and big up to the bogle dance.. Greatest dance ever in dancehall.. Sorry beenie, world dance is somewhere in the top 10 though

[@beckey624]

I concur...

[@WilliamsonJermaine-jl6lu]

When you born with a talent that's how it is

[@nicholasforde8187]

Bogle was to dance what water is to plant IT WAS NEEDED TO GROW

[@andieslive669]

Love, Honor and Respect to Beenie Man and Bogle. Mr. Bogle the one and only man of the Jamaican Dancing Culture in Dancehall Music.

[@gaza_kjng1]

Still watching in 2024

[@MagicMike-rd8mz]

It's 2004 and I'm still playing this Beenie Man Throwback classic 🎧🎧🎧🎧🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@PetalMusicPromotion]

Old school ❤❤❤❤

[@LeoOReggio]

@@PetalMusicPromotion real school. Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.

[@pangchinn4602]

THE EMPEROR OF DANCE THE HONORABLE "GERALD LEVY" AKA BOGLE!!!!!

[@beckey624]

Endorse. He was the king of dance especially the boogle.

[@daikirowe5310]

Rip to most the ppl in this video 🙏🏾🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@Sagiqueen674]

On the bus going home and kette Drum is playing in my head. Haven't heard this in years. Love you Beenie man.

[@LeoOReggio]

One of those songs that will live on and on. Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.

[@manfocused]

@1:18 Remember? Doing the World Dance and the Tatie dance at the same time?

[@Molybed1]

RIP Bogle and Willie Haggart.

[@kerrymillwood5160]

tell yuh man good music never gets old. Sad thing is every inna dis video dead except Beenie.

[@jamesramotar7426]

One king Beenie

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willie and the roses badman dem

[@JamaicanScouser]

Man inna d nike huarache🔥🔥🔥🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲KABOOM

[@shanedoz8078]

For some reason beenie man new album bring me to this song watch out for it

[@miller1307]

Wicked album 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Andrew-nr5jp]

Long time beenie man a dj 1 king

[@LeoOReggio]

Dancehall icon. Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.

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Big tune respect for life😎

[@LeoOReggio]

@@GordonFabien-n5g thank you for liking and subscribing. Please donate to the channel if you can to help restore the many 80s 90s videotapes I have to share. Stay safe.

[@Ms.Chin81]

A Classic Beenie Man Chune

[@Jardin2111]

Daddy Leo the baddest director

[@LeoOReggio]

Lol. Mi head a swell, PR. Giving thanks with humility. Stay safe.

[@tonybrown7790]

Jah knw this video bring lot's tears to my eyes, most of those dance from jungle die, bugle, willie , ice and even the guy so lucky, and other guys in this video too.

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Real talk....😢

[@Junjo11]

What about the youth in khaki pants and opened floral vest with dark glasses; is he gone too. If so what is his name. He is at 1:44 to 1:46 in the video

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Yooo this right here was the shiiiii

[@LeoOReggio]

@@laurieb.9555 thank you for like ng and subscribing. If you can, please donate to the channel to help restore, for sharing, my remaining 80s 90s videotapes which are old and fragile but have exciting content. Stay safe.

[@jdfletcher27]

When bad man used to dance!

[@LeoOReggio]

Thanks for liking and sharing.

[@Storm383]

🔥🔥🔥

[@leonardorichards2158]

Big up Mr wackyy, ohh so boglee 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@LeoOReggio]

@@leonardorichards2158 Trees aka Mr Wacky lives. Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe and well.

[@goke313]

Amazing description 🎯

[@truShawnT]

Legendary song. #1king.

[@AddisRecords]

History

[@lovenhuggz8103]

I just realized moses presched this song . ..😂😂😂

[@DJIMMI-G]

This copy clean 👌 respect for the upload..

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Raaaayy🔥🔥💃🏽

[@akemisdrealist2287]

Classic!!! video Saturday dayz .

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Classic song n music video

[@papajahko7121]

Nice timing with this one ………just finished watching a couple of videos on Father Bogle ! As usual another gem from Leo’s treasure trove !……..🤜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇲🤛🏾

[@LeoOReggio]

Seems we are on the same frequency (vibrations), Papa. Stay safe.

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@@LeoOReggio Ha !……yeh the positive ones ! Stay safe big guy 🫡

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July 2024

[@rasonej]

Never knew there was video for this tune!🔥

[@Jusdgreat]

Legendary music still fun and enjoyable... A peep in the past few decades!

[@Wizardoffoolishery]

One bagga a dead man

[@djresqvideomix]

Please Leo if you can, try to upload the videos in their original aspect ratio. They're all cropped. It doesnt do justice to your work

[@LeoOReggio]

Going forward i will. My machines are down so i have been posting what was already converted. Once i resume conversion I will do so. Sy]tay safe.

[@kaymiankillerbee8994]

❤ 2023.

[@71Jagurl]

🔥

[@veda1306]

They need to make dance moves like this again instead of the jump up run around like wild Pinckney style now.

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🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@LeoOReggio]

Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.

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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@M87RigelAntaresM42]

is Haggart in this video?

[@LeoOReggio]

He is.

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Smokkimg Thad weeded dam police lock me up again

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Boom, congrats on the 20k subs. The channel is a living testament chronicling the exquisite music we are lucky enough to be partakers of.

[@LeoOReggio]

Apprecilove, L G. I have much more to showcase, as long as my creaky U matic and Beta SP video decks hold up. Stay safe.

[@norbrookchild6461]

@@LeoOReggio a you did shoot the video for SIM SIMMA keys to the bimma.... The 1st video?

[@LeoOReggio]

​@@norbrookchild6461I did. It's in the Video Library.

[@norbrookchild6461]

@@LeoOReggio U did video Delly Ranx PELPA song?

[@LeoOReggio]

@@norbrookchild6461 that one I did also.

[@basilthompson399]

✌🏾

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Hat

[@hunterpate6067]

But for real, this must’ve been his number one song I mean he had a hard time ever typing this particular song

[@hunterpate6067]

I mean, he never topped it

[@vjakolade]

Bogle Willy Haggart Ice 😔

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4:3 ratio plllzzz lol

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Di peppahseed

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Ice haggart wacky It's a shame

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beenie Man k8lled bogle

[@Molybed1]

No.