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Discover the story of Lord Lebby (Archibald Cox), the witty mento singer whose sharp humor, songs like “Kinsey…

Meet Sugar Belly, Jamaica’s inventive mento musician who built his own bamboo saxophone and used it to create…

Step into the world of The Jolly Boys, Jamaica’s legendary mento group from St. Mary whose infectious banjo…

Discover Harold Richardson & The Ticklers, the banjo-driven mento ensemble of the 1950s whose recordings preserved Jamaica’s folk…

Discover the legacy of Lord Power (Everton Chambers), a witty and satirical mento performer of the 1950s whose…

Uncover the story of Count Lasher (Aston Henry), one of Jamaica’s most important 1950s mento singers. Known for…

Explore the life and music of Lord Composer (Harry Johnson), the witty mento songwriter whose clever lyrics, satirical…

Learn about Lord Flea (Wesley G. Williams), the 1950s mento singer and bandleader who brought Jamaica’s folk music…

Discover Lord Messam & His Calypsonians, a pioneering 1950s mento group whose bawdy humor, double entendre, and banjo-driven…

Explore the life and music of Hubert Porter, a witty mento singer of the 1950s whose sharp topical…