Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in Trinidad, the sound of Mento can be traced back to the convergent ...

This style of Jamaican folk music was popular in the 1950s. Like calypso it is strophic in form and has light-hearted lyrics accompanied by offbeat chords on guitar and banjo, as can be heard in ...

Mr Burgie is best known for helping singer Harry Belafonte bring calypso music to the mainstream ... well-known songs include Island in the Sun, Jamaica Farewell and Mary's Boy Child, which ...