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Episode details

Radio 6 Music,16 Apr 2011,60 mins

SeriesFrom Mento to Lovers' Rock

Episode 3

6 Music Stories

Available for 29 days

Linton Kwesi Johnson continues his 10-part history of Jamaican music. In part 3 he looks into the influence of the Bible and revivalist hymns and the development of mento from traditional European dance forms. First broadcast in 1983.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    DISTANT DRUMS
    DISTANT DRUMS
    Family Man & Knotty Roots
  3. 2.
    Dance Music 2
    Dance Music 2
    Hindustani Musicians & Dancers
  4. 3.
    Zion Revival: Chorus
    Zion Revival: Chorus
    Revival Zion Drummers & Singers & Dancers