SILVER SEAS AUTHENTIC JAMAICA MENTO SMALL ISLAND NYC LABEL RARE 1958 FOLK

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DEAR ROOTS MUSIC COLLECTORS.  I AM IN THE PROCESS OF LISTING MY VERY LARGE COLLECTION OF EARLY BLUES, FOLK, ETHNIC FOLK, AND TRADITIONAL ROOTS MUSIC.  THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND PIECES.  I WILL BE LISTING: 
 *78 RPM RECORDS OF PRE-WAR BLUES, TRADITIONAL UZBEKISTAN FOLK, OTTOMAN AND GREEK AND MORE ! 
 *VINYL FROM THE YAZOO, FOLKWAYS, OCORA LABELS AND MUCH MORE. 
*OBSCURE ETHNIC AND FOLK RECORDINGS ON CASSETTE AND CD 
 *BOOKS ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE BLUES AND TRADITIONAL FOLK CULTURES AND HISTORY AROUND THE WORLD.  
*THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW RARE JAZZ RECORDS ALONG WITH THIS COLLECTION, HOWEVER THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IS TRADITIONAL MUSIC.  
THIS COLLECTION HAS NO KITSCH COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS.  THIS IS MUSIC OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANTS,  DOCUMENTS OF THE FAMILY OF MAN, THEIR DANCES, CUSTOMS, AND ABOVE ALL MUSIC.  I WILL BE ADDING ITEMS PERIODICALLY OVER THE NEXT YEARS SO KEEP CHECKING IN.  I TRAVEL OFTEN SO MY EBAY STORE WILL BE CLOSED PERIODICALLY FOR THE TIMES I AM ABROAD AND REOPENED WHEN I AM BACK IN TOWN.  

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SOME GREAT AUTHENTIC MENTO FOLK MUSIC BY THE SILVER SEAS.  MENTO MUSIC DEFINED BY WIKI:  Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. Mento typically features acoustic instruments, such as acoustic guitar, banjo, hand drums, and the rhumba box — a large mbira in the shape of a box that can be sat on while played. The rhumba box carries the bass part of the music.
Mento is often confused with calypso, a musical form from Trinidad and Tobago. Although the two share many similarities, they are separate and distinct musical forms. During the mid-20th century, mento was conflated with calypso, and mento was frequently referred to as calypso, kalypso and mento calypso.[2] Mento singers frequently used calypso songs and techniques. As in calypso, mento uses topical lyrics with a humorous slant, commenting on poverty and other social issues.[2] Sexual innuendos are also common.  STARTS OFF WITH A VERY HOT NUMBER "REINCARNATION" WHICH HAS THE REAL FLARE OF A TOP RATE GROUP.  SULTRY STUFF HERE LYRICS ARE RATHER SEXIST ON A NUMBER OF TRACKS.  HERE IS A REVIEW FROM A FAN: Fantastic Golden Age Hotel Mento, not Calypso, very much worthwhile having if you are a specific Mento fan, and a lot of well know featured players on it, wonderful, good stuff and again, very much worth having if you like proper Mento and not Jamaican Calypso.  ON A SMALL LABEL OUT OF NYC PLAYS WITH A BIT OF SURFACE NOISE DUE TO CHEAP QUALITY PRESSING ON THIS PRIVATE LABEL FROM 1958, NOISE IS NOT CONDITION.  
The Island Champions ?– Silver Seas Calypsos Label: Ritmo Musica Tropical ?– RLP 507 Format: Vinyl, LP  Country: US Released: 1958 Genre: Reggae, Folk, World, & Country Style: Calypso, Mento Tracklist A1 Reincarnation A2 Coolie Gal A3 In De Land Of America A4 Wrong Man A5 Adams Fault A6 River Dem Come Down B1 Caroline B2 Big Bamboo B3 Charlie's Cow B4 Jamaica Banana B5 Rock You Baby In Time B6 Daphne's Bebop Walking Notes Ritmo Musica Tropical - Authentic Collectors Item  Printed in the USA  Featuring The World Famous Island Champions  Eddie Brown, Jellicoe Barker, Hubert Porter, Monte Reynolds, Levi Burke
****************************************CONDITION OF ITEM FOR SALE****************************************
VINYL: VG+ TO VG++
COVER: VG+, 
CENTER LABELS:  NM 
**************************************************COMBINED SHIPPING INFORMATION******************************
FOR INSIDE THE USA:
I SHIP UP TO 5 LP RECORDS FOR $4.00.  EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD AFTER 5 RECORDS COST 35 CENTS.   
FOR OUTSIDE THE USA:
I SHIP ONE RECORD FOR $22.50.  
TWO RECORDS OR DOUBLE LP'S FOR $33.00 
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL DISC AFTER 2 IS ANOTHER $3.00 FOR SHIPPING.  (EXAMPLE GIVEN BELOW) 
SHIPPING 3 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $36.00
SHIPPING 4 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $39.00
SHIPPING 5 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $42.00
ETC. 
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