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Le monde a découvert plusieurs mentos avec Harry Belafonte - sous l’étiquette calypso à la mode en 1956.
Sept versions authentiques de ces tubes sont révélées dans cette exquise anthologie, où Bruno Blum (avec la complicité de Fabrice Uriac) détaille l'ensemble des différents aspects du mento. chants de travail, mento plusieurs villes et plusieurs campagnes, influence du gospel et du jazz (Lord Fly, Winston Gaynair, Bertie King, Ernest Ranglin).
Aux véritables racines du reggae, négligée et introuvable pendant united nations demi-siècle, la première musique populaire jamaïcaine dévoile l’excellence de ses enregistrements fondateurs en 36 titres accompagnés d’united nations livret de 44 pages.
In 1956, Harry Belafonte introduced several mentos towards the world's attention, giving them a call calypsos since the word was much popular. Frequency higher authentic versions of seven of individuals hits here, within this exquisite anthology having a detailed introduction by Bruno Blum (with the aid of Fabrice Uriac): his notes reveal mento’s different forms, from work-songs and rural mentos to more urban varieties, and songs with gospel and jazz influences (by Lord Fly, Winston Gaynair, Bertie King, Ernest Ranglin). Laying in the centre from the real roots of reggae, neglected and impossibly difficult to find for more than fifty years, this really is Jamaica's original popular music. Its excellent seminal tracks are actually revealed during these 36 titles supported with a 44-page guide.
CD1 :
1. LOUISE BENNETT. DAY DAH LIGHT (DAY O) 1’28 • 2. HUBERT PORTER. NOT ME (MAN SMART, Lady SMARTER) 2’56 • 3. BEN BOWERS W/ THE BABA MOTTA ORCH. BROWN SKIN GIRL 2’09 • 4. LOUISE BENNETT. HOSANNA ’57 • 5. HUBERT PORTER. IRON BAR/MAS CHARLEY BELL (JAMAICA FAREWELL) 2’52 • 6. LORD FLEA. SOLAS MARKET/WATER COME A MI EYE (Return LIZA) 3’19 • 7. LORD FLEA. DONKEY BRAY (THE JACK ASS SONG) 2’16 • 8. LORD FLY With THE DAN Johnson ORCH. DONKEY CITY 2’53 • 9. LAUREL AITKEN. NEBUCHADNEZZAR 2’36 • 10. COUNT LASHER’S SEVEN. MANGO TIME 2’57 • 11. HAROLD RICHARDSON With THE TICKLERS. DON’T FENCE HER IN 3’20 • 12. LORD MESSAM HIS CALYPSONIANS. TAKE HER TO JAMAICA 3’09 • 13. BOYSIE GRANT With THE REYNOLDS CALYPSO CLIPPERS. NOISY SPRING 3’13 • 14. COUNT LASHER. ISLAND Woman SALLY 3’09 • 15. THE WIGGLERS. LINSTEAD MARKET DAY O 3’01 • 16. CECIL KNOT HIS JOYBELL ORCH. Blueberry 2’26 • 17. Face’S CALYPSO SEXTET :Lady STYLE 2’33 • 18. LORD FLEA With Nowhere MOUNTAIN CAROLEERS. IRENE YO’ FR’EN 3’20 •
• 1. THE WRIGGLERS (Task. ERNEST RANGLIN). DON’T TOUCH ME TOMATO 3’16 • 2. THE WRIGGLERS (Task. ERNEST RANGLIN). CALYPSO MEDLEY. SOLAS MARKET/WATER COME A MI EYE 3’39 • 3. LORD FLEA HIS CALYPSONIANS. MAGIC COMPOSER 2’17 • 4. LORD FLY Using The DAN Johnson ORCH. DONKEY CITY (INSTRUMENTAL) 2’40 • 5. BABA MOTTA HIS ORCHESTRA. JAMAICA TALK 2’42 • 6. HUBERT PORTER. OLD LADY YOU MASH ME Foot 2’50 • 7. COUNT LASHER With GEORGE MOXEY And The CALYPSO QUINTET. THE OLE MAN’S DRIVE 3’07 • 8. COUNT LASHER’S SEVEN. BREADFRUIT SEASON 3’07 • 9. LORD FLEA. Everything Started WITH ADAM AND EVE 2’39 • 10. THE WRIGGLERS (Task. ERNEST RANGLIN). LIMBO 2’11 • 11. THE WRIGGLERS (Task. ERNEST RANGLIN). MARY ANN 2’39 • 12. HUBERT PORTER With THE TOWER ISLANDERS. BARGIE 3’15 • 13. COUNT LASHER. Physician 3’10 • 14. THE WRIGGLERS. Greatest MARACAS 2’04 • 15. COUNT LASHER. PERSEVERANCE 2’31 • 16. Face’S CALYPSO SEXTET. NIGHT FOOD RECIPE 3’01 • 17. COUNT LASHER. CALYPSO CHA CHA 3’10 • 18.LAUREL AITKEN. SWEET CHARIOT 3’23.
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