A sixth (and
probably final) CD volume of Chin's Calypso
Sextet has been released by Ivan Chin.
6/6/07
Very sad news, as
Stanley Beckford has lost his battle
with cancer.
4/7/07
Alerth Bedasse, lead singer for
Chin's Calypso Sextet died on March
5th of a stroke. He was 79.
3/12/07
A scan of the rare 50
year old paper sleeve from a
Chin's Calypso Sextet single has been
added here.
2/3/07
This web site has turned 4 years old and
has just had its one millionth hit.
1/31/07
An "I Love
Mento" design has been added to the "Mento
Shirts" page.
1/30/07
Two updates to the
Chin's Calypso
Sextet page: The names of all the band members
have finally been uncovered and
posted. Likewise pictures of this week's reunion between
Ivan Chin and Alerth Bedasse. 1/13/07
Bad medical news for
Stanley Beckford has been
reported by The Daily Gleaner. Information has been added for anyone who would like to
contribute money to Stanley's mounting medical bills.
12/3/06
The
Mento Video page has been updated
with a clip of The Joy Makers and a complete song by The
Jamaica Folk Singers, taken from an unlikely source.
11/13/06
A RSS feed for
this site has been set up, for those of you that have a RSS reader. Just click on the
icon to subscribe.
10/22/06
An overdue
Lord Fly page has been spun off, with new
content added.
8/12/06.
Updated with additional content: 8/26/06.
Louise Bennett has passed at the age of 86. An obituary can
be seen here.
7/29/06
A
Chin's Calypso
Sextet design has been added to the "Mento
Shirts" page.
7/7/06
A new page has been
added for the now NYC-based Carlton James and The Rod
Dennis Mento Band. It includes photos and sound clips
Updated: 7/2/06
Another golden-age mento compilation? Yes!
Does it include
13 tracks not found
on other CDs? Yes!
In late June 2006, Pressure Sounds will release "Take
Me To Jamaica (The Story of Jamaican Mento 1951 to 1958)". A
review has been added to the "Can
I Buy Mento?" page.
Revised: 6/25/06
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The Overtakers are a mento trio out of Negril who will be touring the US &
releasing a new CD in October. For details, watch
their
web site.
5/29/06 |
Mento in Manhattan?! Yes, thanks to
Monty Alexander,
and that was only part of the
story.
4/26/06
Early this year, a Clash tribute was
released that features a mento rendition of "Junco Partner". For the
inside story, including the NYC-based band members that may be
familiar to fans of this site, visit
this web page.
4/8/06
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April 2006, Trojan will release
the two CD collection: "Dip and Fall Back!:
Dr. Kinsey To Haile Selassie - Classic Jamaican Mento".Visit the
Can I Buy Mento? page for more on this
upcoming release.
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