#Reggae memory Lane: Classic reggae music from #50s,#60s,#70s #80s

 #Reggae memory Lane: Classic reggae music from #50s,#60s,#70s #80s .One popular style of Jamaican #music was called #mento. At the start of the 20th century, #Jamaican musicians started making a calypso-influenced style that made light of local issues and events. Instruments were often whatever was lying around: the first recorded mento song, “Mento Merengue Meringue” was played on harmonica, coconut grater, and homemade wooden #trumpet..Around the time Jamaica gained its independence, the most popular style of music in Jamaica was #ska. A piece of upbeat instrumental music, ska borrowed from American #r&b styles while emphasizing an off-beat rhythm. As the Jamaican economy worsened, however, many ska musicians started slowing down the pace and singing over the music to address social issues. This became known as “#Rocksteady.”