Lititz Mento Band: Dance Music & Working Songs

Lititz Mento Band: Dance Music & Working Songs - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Dance Music & Working Songs

Artist:

Lititz Mento Band

Label:

Wergo Germany

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

4010228151220

Genre:

International

Release Date:

1993-04-01

Number of Discs:

1

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.

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