COUNTRY: Jamaica
LANGUAGE: Jamaican Patois
GENRE: Mento
This is a mento song made famous by “Lord Composer,” as heard on “Take Me to Jaimaica: The Story of Jamaican Mento.” Mento is a pre-ska, pre-reggae form of Jamaican folk music that blends traditions brought to Jamaica by West Indian African with more European folk.
Lyrics of All Around This World version:
If you want to be a mento star,
If you want to be a mento star,
then show me your motion.
Oh oh oh Molly
Show me your motion.
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