Mento

This week's open threads will highlight how ska at one time was a black music genre derived from reggae and mento. Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. Mento typically features acoustic instruments, such as acoustic guitar, banjo, hand drums, and the rhumba box — a large mbira in the shape of a box that … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: The History of Blacks and SKA music