Posted on 17 July 2012. Tags: 2012, anniversary, awards, dancehall, dancehallusa.com, Delcita, dennis brown, devon harris, dobby dobson, george wesley band, Jamaica 50, jamaican culture, jamaican folk music, jamaican women, jamaicans, LEGENDARY, legendary crooner, Marley, Oliver Samuels, Reggae, reggae music, roberto clemente state park, SKA, Trench Town, wailing souls, west tremont
With more mature Jamaicans in the New York area having limited access to venues that are more inclusive than musical performances to recognize Jamaica’s 50th, the organizers of the Oliver Samuels Jamaica50 NY Festival have come up with what will be seen as a solution. The idea of this celebration explains Oliver is to put [...]
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Posted on 24 July 2010. Tags: dancehall, jamaican folk music, jolly boys, Magnum King and Queen of the dancehall 2009, mento music, reggae sumfest, SKA
Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. Mento typically features acoustic instruments, such as acoustic guitar, banjo, hand drums, and the rhumba box
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