Meaning
A performer who blends singing and deejaying — sliding between melodic singing and rhythmic chatting (toasting or rapping) over a riddim, sometimes within a single song. A distinct Jamaican vocal style, the singjay sits between the pure singer and the pure deejay, moving fluidly from a sung melody to a chatted verse and back, and many of the music's most versatile artists work this way. The term names both the style and the artist who practises it, a hallmark of the crossover creativity of reggae and dancehall.
Examples
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Him a singjay, him sing an deejay pon di same tune.
He's a singjay, he sings and deejays on the same tune.
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Di singjay style tek ova di dancehall.
The singjay style took over the dancehall.
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She switch from singing to deejay like a true singjay.
She switched from singing to deejaying like a true singjay.
Origin
A blend of 'sing' and 'deejay' (the Jamaican deejay who chats/toasts over riddims); names the hybrid vocal style.
How it’s used
Between a singer and a 'deejay' (toaster). Note 'deejay' in Jamaica means the vocalist, not the selector. See [[toasting]].