mento
Americannoun
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As a child, he was captivated by local music after hearing a neighbor’s sound system playing mento, a Jamaican folk style.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Although this song was from “Calypso,” the 1955 Belafonte album that was a blockbuster in its day, its lilting beat is a Jamaican mento, distilled down to skeletal guitar and bass.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Ska was born as Jamaican dance music, first played in the 1950s, that combined the Caribbean sounds of mento and calypso with the imported R&B that was popular in Black America at the time.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2021
Back at Geejam, the Jolly Boys, local legends "discovered" by the Flynns more than half a century ago—perform regular mento sets when not touring Europe and Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2013
S. supra c�rulea; supercilio, fronte, et remigibus lateralibus in medio nigris; subtus cinereo-fusca, auribus lilacinis, mento albo.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
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