mento
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
The market also offers mento music, the mostly acoustic precursor to reggae that was practically invented in Port Antonio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2013
Next him is Andrew Keith, with a scar on his right hand, and then Dominus Ioannes Ruthuen, Scotus, cum signo albo in mento, ‘with a white mark on his chin.’
From James VI and the Gowrie Mystery by Andrew Lang
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