Jolly Boys @ Redbones Cafe//July 3, 2010
On Saturday July 3, Geejam Productions will heat up the summer at Redbones Café in Kingston with Geejam Nights, a one-night-only concert event and party showcasing the Jolly Boys featuring Albert Minott and their new, modern take on mento, Jamaica’s first-time dance music.
First set begins at 8:00pm with a performance of the kind classic mento tunes your granny used to sing you when you were small. Then, at 10:00, the modern mento experience begins. The new-look Jolly Boys will play tracks from Great Expectation, their upcoming album of unique cover versions of songs made famous by artists including Amy Winehouse, the Clash, the Doors, and others, that fuse old-time style with modern beats and a fresh international vibe.
Among the throng of journalists flying into cover the event will be acclaimed & influential London DJ Chris Sullivan (of the Wag, Momo, Sketch and Supper Club), who will spin reggae, soul and funk in between sets and well into the night for your dancing pleasure.
Geejam nights is the official launch for the Jolly Boys and their new modern mento sound; it will be filmed for international release. Visit the Jolly Boys online at www.jollyboysmusic.com to see their music video of Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” and to learn more about their summer European tour and album launch this fall.