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Lititz Mento Band: Dance Music and Working Songs From Jamaic

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Composer
LITITZ MENTO BAND
Artist
Smalling, Myers, Miller, Salmon, Williams, Borriel
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Wergo
Released
Apr 01, 1993
Catalog #
SM15122
UPC
4010228151220

About

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 14 tracks

  1. 1 Quadrille 17:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Quadrille
    Duration
    17:00
    Composer
    Traditional
  2. 2 Born Jamaican 04:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    Born Jamaican
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Anonymous
  3. 3 Rivers of Babylon - Lion of Judah 06:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    Rivers of Babylon - Lion of Judah
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Anonymous, Brent Dowe, Trevor McNaughton
  4. 4 Man of Montego Bay 04:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    Man of Montego Bay
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Traditional
  5. 5 Island in the Sun 02:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    Island in the Sun
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess
  6. 6 The Banana Boat Song 03:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Banana Boat Song
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    William Attaway, Lord Burgess
  7. 7 Fan Me Soldier Man 02:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    Fan Me Soldier Man
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Traditional
  8. 8 Linstead Market 03:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    Linstead Market
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Traditional
  9. 9 Shaving Cram 02:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    Shaving Cram
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Anonymous
  10. 10 Little Girl in Kingston Town 03:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    Little Girl in Kingston Town
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Anonymous
  11. 11 Grader Man 02:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    Grader Man
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Traditional
  12. 12 Revival Man 02:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    Revival Man
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Anonymous
  13. 13 Tennessee Waltz 04:08
    Track
    13
    Title
    Tennessee Waltz
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Pee Wee King
  14. 14 Weel an' Tune 03:41
    Track
    14
    Title
    Weel an' Tune
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Anonymous