This style of Jamaican folk music was popular in the 1950s. Like calypso it is strophic in form and has light-hearted lyrics accompanied by offbeat chords on guitar and banjo, as can be heard in ...

Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and ... Mento mixed this with satirical lyrics of everyday life and verse repetition, creating a foundation from which ...

You may have been singing along to them for years, but have you ever really thought about their lyrics ... and you want to write and sing a song about a Jamaican man who falls for a Jamaican ...

As early as I can remember my first venture into music was in primary school doing the old Festival end-of-term dances and stuff when we would sing the Jamaican folk ... The lyrics of the song ...

“Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver (1971) As one of America’s most important folk songwriters ... most iconic songs from any of the four musicians. The powerful lyrics and moving ...

Benny the Butcher and 38 Spesh have announced Stabbed & Shot 2, a sequel to their collaborative 2018 project, due October 18 via TCF/Black Soprano Family. Two songs are out now, including one with ...

The song seems as odd a choice as the use of Harry Belafonte’s version of the Jamaican ... What do the lyrics mean? Here’s a guide. It’s “MacArthur Park,” a folk-pop ballad the singer ...

Chanting ] -But it's not just the lyrics and the themes that ... I did a lot of songs that were considered protest songs. A lot of folk music. Of course, the real definition of a folk song is ...

Astrology provides insights into musical preferences by zodiac signs. Aries may enjoy rock or metal, while Taurus could ...

The Day-O Song From That Famous Scene Is Back The soundtrack of the original "Beetlejuice" shined a spotlight on calypso ...

And Armstrong updated the lyrics to the title track ... who were basing their shtick on a Jamaican folk song that became a hit for Harry Belafonte, as seen in “Beetlejuice”) at least two ...