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Mento

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Mento is the folk music of the Jamaican countryside, played on banjo, guitar and the rumba box, a large thumb piano on which the bass sounds. In the 1950s mento was first put on record, often with double-entendre lyrics. Mento was sometimes called calypso, but it is a style of its own. It is one of the roots of ska.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to the banjo, the guitar and the deep notes of the rumba box in the light, skipping rhythm.

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