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Cactus

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A Portmore nightclub that opened in December 1991 and became one of the defining dancehall venues of the 1990s, hosting weekly sound clashes and, in February 1992, the "Uptown vs Dancehall" fashion clash that crowned Carlene the first Dancehall Queen. Run through the decade by Night Time Promotions (Chris "Gypsi" Cargill and Brian "Ribbie" Chung); closed in 2001.

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World Music Views, "The Untold Story of the Legendary Cactus Nightclub and Its Impact on Dancehall"; Caribbean Beat, Issue 33 (Sept/Oct 1998), "Dancehall Queen".
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Story · Well supportedJamaica's nightclub circuit

Not every Jamaican dance happened under the sky. From 1930s society clubs to Portmore's dancehall rooms, some of it happened behind a cover charge, a bar and a roof.

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