Album: In the Mood for Ska by Lord Tanamo (1993)
Format: Album

Artist Background: Lord Tanamo (born Joseph Abraham Gordon, 2 October 1934, Kingston, Jamaica) is best known as a mento and ska performer and songwriter. He helped create the sound we now know as ska, by combining elements of calypso gleaned from Lord Kitchener, with the lilting mento rhythms of his childhood. He has been based in Canada for over thirty-five years. Tanamo played the rumba box (also known as a bass lamellophone), an essential element of mento. He enjoyed hits as the lead vocalist for The Skatali... Emerged in the classic era.

Music Scene: Emerged in the classic era.

Tags: 1990s, Album


In the Mood for Ska

Lord Tanamo

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