Session
noun SESH-un ˈsɛʃan
Also spelled: sess, dance, keep-miss
Meaning
A dancehall event or party where a sound system plays through the night. A session is the social heart of the culture — where new tunes are tested, dances are born and the community comes together.
Examples
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“A big session a keep a Friday.”
A big party is happening on Friday.
'Keep' is the usual verb for holding an event.
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“Di session run till day light.”
The party went on until dawn.
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“Everybody deh a di session last night.”
Everybody was at the dance last night.
Origin
From English 'session', in the sense of a stretch of time given over to an activity, here a music-and-dance event.
How it's used
Interchangeable with 'dance' or 'a keep'. An open-air street session is often called a 'lawn'.