Dancehall Type Beat - Kalimba Riddim Instrumental

Dancehall - Melocoton Instrumental (Bouncy, Club, Dancehall, Happy, Hip Hop Beat)

Dancehall type beat with a kalimba and flute riddim, a rolling 808 and shakers that keep it carefree: bright, sunny and built for a hook.

About this Dancehall Type Beat

Melocoton opens with a kalimba figure and answers it with a thin flute line, both sitting on a warm chord bed instead of a dark one. Underneath, the 808 rolls rather than stabs, and the drums are built for a riddim: kick and snare trading places, rims clicking off the beat, hi hats and back hats doubling the skank, and a palo shaker with a thomas hit giving the groove its loose, human swing. A cyber flash snare and a lift mark the turnarounds, so the loop never sits still for eight bars. It is bright, it is carefree, and it is made to be sung over.

Popcaan type beat, Vybz Kartel type beat: the lane it plays in

If you are looking for a Popcaan type beat or a Vybz Kartel type beat, the palette will feel close: a melody you can hum after one listen, a bass that carries the chorus and drums that leave the middle of the bar open for a deejay. It sits in the same pocket as a Masicka type beat or a Shenseea type beat, where the riddim does the work and the vocal rides on top instead of fighting the arrangement. A Skillibeng type beat asks for a harder, more clipped delivery, and this one takes that too, because the kalimba line stays out of the way of fast syllables. That is the difference between a dancehall instrumental that only works as a loop and one that behaves like a riddim.

Where it fits in a track

Use the intro for a chant or a sound tag, let the shaker and the rims come in before the 808 lands, keep the first verse sparse and save the chord lift for the hook. The tempo is quick enough for a double time flow and relaxed enough for a straight sung chorus, so it takes a rapper and a singer on the same record. It also works for a summer cut, a dance video or an interlude between two harder tracks in a set. If you need the whole riddim feel without a sample clearance, this is the one.

If this is not the riddim you were after, the catalogue also runs through hip hop, club and happy instrumentals, with plenty of dancehall and afro-leaning beats one click away, all ready to lease or to buy exclusively with untagged files at checkout.