Blue Glaze Mento Band

June 6, 2009. Taken in May Pen in Clarendon, Jamaica (well, it was actually Mineral Heights, but close enough).

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jamaica
• mento
• reggae
• ska
• rocksteady
• calypso
• may
• pen
• fife
• flute
• banjo
• clarendon

[superbanjo]

Keri, you're actually related to Ferdie? He's a wonderful musician and a lovely guy. Wish Blue Glaze could get out more with him!

[mankalabeat]

Man...bless youtube...for allowing me to discover Mento Music! Bless mento...this music is true roots dance soul soothing!! I want to make myself one of those bass kalimba type instruments! anybody got any advice on this!? Bless all these musician... ;-)

[theshamanshadow]

So when you ask for a numba, you play jamaican rumba, and when she dance you a numba, she pour you a pint of amber!

[baptistry1]

dis mad i grew up listening to this music....brings back memories....respect Mas Ferdie....:)...tune!

[theloudhalo]

Beautiful music, so natural, it just flows.

Thanks for this.

[itsgottobefunky]

Flute guy looks like Lord Krishna!

[sdinnall1]

go deh ferdie u large :)

[bassvibe89]

Great rendition of a Maytals classic. :)

[blaketr]

I can hear similarities to Old Calypso Music....cool!!

[louiejc]

sweet & dandy