To celebrate Lesser’s work, the Soul Jazz label has issued a book of her photographs from the era, and a sprawling compilation of dancehall tunes on this double CD and vinyl package. Dancehall began life as an offshoot of reggae in the late 1970s. Less compact and claustrophobic than reggae, dancehall shunned many of the social and political ramifications of the genre, replacing them with a simple invitation to party.