Name: Pimento and Hot Pepper: The Mento Story
Uploaded: 2023-03-22 00:53:35
Duration: 8 h 27 min
Description: In Jamaica, before ska, reggae and dancehall there was mento. This is a history of Jamaica’s first commercially popular music which emerged in the 19th century and peaked with the worldwide popularity of Trinidadian Calypso. Stylistically unique, mento is the original sound of Jamaica.

Pimento and Hot Pepper: The Mento Story

In Jamaica, before ska, reggae and dancehall there was mento. This is a history of Jamaica’s first commercially popular music which emerged in the 19th century and peaked with the worldwide popularity of Trinidadian Calypso. Stylistically unique, mento is the original sound of Jamaica.