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Mento, Jamaican Music

Mento?
When most people think of music in Jamaica, they think Reggae, or some people think the name Bob Marley as synonymous with Jamaica, and sometimes the name precedes Jamaica. And while Reggae music has been one of Jamaica's great exports, there was a long history to reach that point. Many people must have heard of Ska or Rock Steady as Reggae's origin. Before Reggae, Rock Steady, and Ska, there was Mento. The first music that was recorded in Jamaica was Mento which was Jamaicafs own original style of songs, instrumental music, and dancing. Mento is a distinctive style that still has influence today.

History of Jamaica
As soon as after Christopher Columbus arrived in Jamaica in 1494, Jamaica became a colony of Spain. After most of native Jamaican Arawak died because of new diseases brought from Spain, the Spaniards started bringing Africans as slaves. In 1655, British took over Jamaica from the Spanish colonists. Many slaves were released by Spanish ...