Toasting (Jamaican music)

In the late 1950s in Jamaica, one of the first Selector,[1] also being a promoter optimized of using a mic and to entertain an audience while playing records was Count Matchuki.

[2] He conceived the idea for being comically entertaining from listening to commercial ads and disc jockeys on American radio stations etc.

Deejays like Count Machuki working for producers would play the latest hits on traveling sound systems at parties and add his vocals to the music.

In England, Pato Banton explored his Caribbean roots, humorous and political toasting[6] while Ranking Roger of the Second Wave or Two-Tone ska revival band The Beat from the 1980s did Jamaican toasting over music that blended ska, pop, and some punk influences.

Dancehall artists that have achieved pop hits with toasting-influenced vocals include Shabba Ranks, Shaggy, Lady Saw, Sean Paul, Terror Fabulous and Damian Marley.