Ole time sinting

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Here we have those amazing horns again....

My great uncle was a trumpter. I wish I had been interested enough to ask him more questions while he was alive. His niece and son are still alive maybe I should ask them.

Eric "Monty" Morris? Never heard of him.

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Eric "Monty" Morris is a ska singer, considered to be one of the foundation artists of original ska.

Morris grew up in the Trench Town area of Kingston and like many singers of the era, Morris started by competing in talent contests in the early 1950s, includingVere Johns' Opportunity Hour, and made his first recording with Derrick Morgan.

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They could of at least taught her the moves.

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Never heard of him either.

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Day da light? I thought it was Day a light. What is traditional?

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Bruk dem one by one bruk dem two by two.

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Man it must have been great to go school in Jamaica and get to do this. I would have been right up there.

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What is the first song.....never heard of it? Translation please. I am going to have to listen to it too many time to figure it out. Tough to ignore the riddim when it is so strong. I find their acents strong though

Is the second one Cyaan Ball at all. I don't know it at all....but "de papah ____ and no wear none at all" mi did ax 'bout that before...saying some of the traditional songs were slack "Jamaican gyals wearing papah draws and some a dem noh ave noh drawz at tall."

http://www.jamaicans.com/forums/showthread.php?73380-Speaking-of-Miss-Lou

Maybe I should not try to make out the lyrics for what I don't understand the first time I lisent. Some of what I can understand is a bit......



I can make out:

Penny Reel
Going Down Emmanuel Road
Healing in the Balm Yard - Some of it

Don't know 6:44 at all. Can't make it out.

7:48 Jumbee Jamboree

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I guess the first 3 songs aren't that old. My mom doesn't know them. The first one she knows is Emmanual Road.