Mento Madness [Import]

Mento Madness [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Before Reggae There was Rocksteady; Before Rocksteady There was Ska; Before Ska There was Mento. The Songs on this CD Represent the True Beginnings of the Modern Recording Industry in Jamaica. Before Stanley Motta Opened his Studio and Began Cutting Local Mento Records in 1951, No Indigenous Jamaican Recording Industry Existed. Mento was Originally a Simple Rural Dance Music Form Derived in Jamaica from Early 20th Century European Ballroom Dances.this Album Will Appeal to Those Who've Bought Blood and Fire Or Trojan Releases, Or World Music plus Those Old-timers who Remember it First Time Round.

Tracks:

Hill & Gully Ride/Mandevile Rd. - Lord Composer & The Silver Seas Hotel Orchestra
Dry Weather House - Hubert Porter
Healin' In The Balmyard - Harold Richardson & The Ticklers
Manassa With The Tight Foot Pants - Lord Fly
Me Dog Can't Bark - Monty Reynolds & The Shaw Park Calypso Quintet
Monkey Talk - Hubert Porter
Linstead Market - Lord Messam & His Calypsonians
Country Gal - Harold Richardson & The Ticklers
She Pon Top - Baba Motta & His Jamaicans
Blu-Lu-Lup - Lord Fly
Glamour Gal - Harold Richardson & The Ticklers
Solas Market - Boysie Grant
This Long Time Gal A Never See You - Monty Reynolds & The Shaw Park Calypso Band
Medley Of Jamaican Mento: Fan Me Solja Man, Fan Me / One Solja Man / Yah No Hear Weh De Old Man Seh - Lord Fly
Come We Go Down A Unity / Old Lady O / Linstead Market - Boysie Grant
Swing Lane Gal / Iron Bar - Lord Fly
Sweet Charlie / Mattie Rag / Nobodys Business - Boysie Grant
Big Big Sambo Gal / Mattie Rag - Lord Fly

Customer Reviews:

mento madness.......2007-01-09

If you love Jamaican music, this is a great cd. Good to dance to over a BBQ!

Excellent!!!.......2005-12-16

Mento is traditional Jamaican Folk Music, it came about before reggae, dancehall or ska. It's played on simple folk instruments, usually a guitar, a banjo or fiddle, hand drums or shakers and a rumba box (a very large mbira or thumb piano in the low bass register). The songs are traditionally chock-full of bawdy double entendres and poorly veiled sexual humor, which makes them rowdy and fun. Some people refer to this music as Jamaican Calypso, but its different in rhythm, instrumentation and lyrical content than Trinidadian Calypso.

This collection is a wonderful mix of some of the mento greats of yesteryear... and realistically, there aren't really any mento greats of today, The Jolly Boys and The Overtakers are about all that there is left. The songs included here are well-chosen and present a really nice picture of the mento sound, feel and, very importantly, the humor of this almost-lost genre of folk music. Of particular note are the Lord Fly cuts, Lord Fly was perhaps the only mento artist to become "famous" and his name might actually ring a bell to early reggae and ska fans.

Mento Madness: Motta's Jamaican Mento 1951-1956

Average customer rating:

Mento Madness: Motta's Jamaican Mento 1951-1956
Various Artists
Manufacturer: V2
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Calypso | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music

General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music

Jamaica | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000WWQG4

Tracks:

Hill & Gully Ride/Mandeville Rd. - Lord Composer, Silver Seas Hotel Orchestra
Dry Weather House - George Moxey & His Calypso Quintet, Hubert Porter
Healin' in the Balmyard - Harold Richardson, Ticklers
Manassa with the Tight Foot Pants - Lord Fly, Dan Williams & His Orchestra
Me Dog Can't Bark - Monty Reynolds, Shaw Park Calypso Band
Monkey Talk - George Moxey & His Calypso Quintet, Hubert Porter
Linstead Market - Lord Messam & His Calypsonians
Country Gal - Charlie Binger & His Quartet, Harold Richardson
She Pon Top - Baba Motta & His Jamaicans
Blu-Lu-Lup - Lord Fly, Dan Williams & His Orchestra
Glamour Gal - Harold Richardson, Ticklers
Solas Market - Eddie Brown, Boysie Grant, Reynolds' Calypso Clippers
This Long Time Gal a Never See You - Monty Reynolds, Silver Seas Hotel Orchestra
Medley of Jamaican Mento: Fan Me Solja Man, Fan Me/One Solja Man/Yaho n - Lord Fly, Dan Williams & His Orchestra
Come We Go Down a Unity/Old Lady O/Linstead Market - Boysie Grant, Reynolds' Calypso Clippers
Swine Lane Gal/Iron Bar - Lord Fly, Dan Williams & His Orchestra
Sweet Charlie/Mattie Rag/Nobodys Business - Boysie Grant, Reynolds' Calypso Clippers
Big Big Sambo Gal/Mattie Rag - Lord Fly, Dan Williams & His Orchestra

Album Details

Before Reggae There was Rocksteady; Before Rocksteady There was Ska; Before Ska There was Mento. The Songs on this CD Represent the True Beginnings of the Modern Recording Industry in Jamaica. Before Stanley Motta Opened his Studio and Began Cutting Local Mento Records in 1951, No Indigenous Jamaican Recording Industry Existed. Mento was Originally a Simple Rural Dance Music Form Derived in Jamaica from Early 20th Century European Ballroom Dances.this Album Will Appeal to Those Who've Bought Blood and Fire Or Trojan Releases, Or World Music plus Those Old-timers who Remember it First Time Round.

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