Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in Trinidad, the sound of Mento can be traced back to the convergent society of ...

Reggae with the bass taking charge ... essentially an MC, who spoke over the song with Rastafarian messages. The dancehall genre also emerged using digital reggae influenced rhythms.

Most of the reggae songs we have talked about so far are more ... His gentle tenor floats over the heartbeat of a bass line ...