
MENTO was the music of the Jamaican dancehalls before ska, rocksteady and reggae came along. A people’s music typically played in the countryside on acoustic–sometimes homemade–instruments, it dates to the late 19th century. Its lyrics generally dealt with rude or slack topics, or addressed the social issues of the day. Although often confused with calypso (largely [...]
Jun 30, 2010 | Categories:Geejam, Stuff i worked on | Tags: Calypso, Calypso music, Culture, Entertainment/Culture, Folk music, Jamaican Music, Mento, Music, Music of Jamaica, Reggae, Rocksteady, Ska | Leave A Comment »

This is a song I produced at Geejam Studios for Forward Recordings. The singer is Nordia Witter, check her out at www.myspace.com/nordiawitter Also we are dedicating this song to to the family and friends of Oneil Edwards. RIP Oneil, you a one of the good yute dem. Also I want to also dedicate the song [...]
May 27, 2010 | Categories:Featured Posts, Geejam, Stuff i worked on | Tags: Bloody May, Dale Virgo, Dizzle, Entertainment/Culture, Forward Recordings, geejam, geejam studios, Hour Glass, Jamaica, Nicole Barton, Nordia Witter, oneil edwards, Reggae, tribute, voicemail | Leave A Comment »
The Jamaican music industry has lost another pioneer with the passing of veteran studio engineer Sid Bucknor, who died of cancer at the St Charles Hospital, Ladbroke Grove in London on Sunday. Bucknor, who migrated to the UK in 1970, was one of the early innovators responsible for the evolution of Jamaican music from ska [...]
May 13, 2010 | Categories:Music News | Tags: Alton Ellis, Bob Marley, Entertainment/Culture, Leslie Kong, Music, Music of Jamaica, Reggae, Rocksteady, Sid Bucknor, Studio, studio engineer, Studio One, Toots & the Maytals | Leave A Comment »
Fake friend (Di Unstoppable Riddim) – Mikey Pelpa by dalevirgo
Feb 25, 2010 | Categories:Dizz Journal, Stuff i worked on | Tags: Gone but not forgotten, Reggae | 1 Comment »