Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
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"Day-O " is a traditional Jamaican folk song. The song has mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better-known calypso music.
Harry Belafonte, Almanac, 18 February 1954
Mento
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Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. It is Jamaica’s first commercially recorded music, born out of a fusion of African rhythmic eleme
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
…Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song. The song has mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better-known calypso music. It is a call and response work song, from the point of view…
Popular mento band, the Jolly Boys
Rumba box from Cuba, used in mento.
A local mento band from St Catherine performing at a cultural event.