Lititz Mento Band- Dance Music & Working Songs
As late as the 1960s the cheerfully elated rhythms of mento would be found at every village festival. In the age of modern and Afro-American pop music, however, the most important and oldest folk tradition of Jamaica - which developed from the displaced Africans' contact with European music - has fallen increasingly into the shadows. With violin, banjo, guitar, and rumba box this famous Jamaican group presents a piquant potpourri of mentos, folk tunes, religious songs, and American hits. The songs are not infrequently lewd, and they treat daily life with humor and satire.
Tracklist:
- Quadrille (Instrumental)
- Born Jamaican
- Rivers Of Babylon / Lion Of Judah
- Man Of Montego Bay
- Island In The Sun
- Day Oh!
- Fan Me Soldier Man
- Linstead Market
- Shaving Cream (Instrumental)
- Little Girl In Kingston Town
- Grader Man
- Revival Man
- Tennessee Waltz
- Weel An' Tune (Instrumental)
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Description
As late as the 1960s the cheerfully elated rhythms of mento would be found at every village festival. In the age of modern and Afro-American pop music, however, the most important and oldest folk tradition of Jamaica - which developed from the displaced Africans' contact with European music - has fallen increasingly into the shadows. With violin, banjo, guitar, and rumba box this famous Jamaican group presents a piquant potpourri of mentos, folk tunes, religious songs, and American hits. The songs are not infrequently lewd, and they treat daily life with humor and satire.
Tracklist:
- Quadrille (Instrumental)
- Born Jamaican
- Rivers Of Babylon / Lion Of Judah
- Man Of Montego Bay
- Island In The Sun
- Day Oh!
- Fan Me Soldier Man
- Linstead Market
- Shaving Cream (Instrumental)
- Little Girl In Kingston Town
- Grader Man
- Revival Man
- Tennessee Waltz
- Weel An' Tune (Instrumental)











