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Mento
- Genre family
- Caribbean
- 1980s recordings
- 1
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Meet Mento
Mento is a branch of the Caribbean family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Mento is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Louie Ramírez and The Jolly Boys.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCaribbean
Current genreMento
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
1 recordings1980s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
1980s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1980s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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