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Souvenir of Jamaica
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Track Listing
- Not Me
- Mary Ann, Papa's Going Away
- Island in the Sun
- Hula-Hula-Calypso
- Love (And Love Alone)
- Jamaican Mambo
- Mambo from the W.I.
- You're a Real Operator
- Money Is King
- Rufus Said (Honey Moon)
- Limbo
- Ding Dang Walla
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #541232 in Music
- Released on: 1998-02-03
- Number of discs: 1
Customer Reviews
Hidden Mento Gem
Despite the packaging(no liner notes or artist names) this is a good collection of original Jamaican Mento tracks. Pre-dating ska, mento is a combination of Jamaican folk songs, African hand drumming and other island rhythms. The songs usually feature banjo, bongos, pan whistles, vocals and sometimes saxophone. This collection was probably made as a hotel gift shop item has amazingly good sound on the tracks which appear to be mastered from records and not from tapes.
Nothing special
I thought the music was somewhat fun to listen to, but I'm not attached to any of the songs. I typically like world music, so I suppose I'm gad I got the CD, but I don't generally recommend it. It does have the song 'Island in the Sun' though (first time I've seen it).
There are 12 tracks, which isn't bad. The quality isn't very good, but not terrible.
