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Pancocojams showcases the music, dances, language practices, & customs of African Americans and of other people of Black descent throughout the world.

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Why Jamaican Mento Music Has Been Called Calypso (videos and excerpts)

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TheBluesfan12, Jan 12, 2012 Lord Messam - Take Her To Jamaica (1952) Mento -snip- "Take her to Jamaica/where the rum comes from"...

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

"Sammy Dead-O" (Jamaican Ska examples, information, commentary, & lyrics)

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amunda, Oct. 12, 2009 THIS IS SKA 'Sammy Dead-O' - Eric 'Monty' Morris **** Edited by Azizi Powell This pancocojams post pr...

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Go Down Manuel Road, Part II (mento, ska, dancehall, & other versions)

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Edited by Azizi Powell This is Part II of a two part series on the Jamaican Mento (folk song) "Go Down Manuel Road" (also known ...

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Azizi Powell: I'm an African American mother, grandmother, & retired human services administrator. For more than forty years I have shared adapted West African stories with audiences in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. I have four blogspots: pancocojams, zumalayah, cocojams2, and .Civil Rights Songs. Much of the content of these blogs were previously found on my cocojams and jambalayah cultural websites. I curate all of these blogs on a voluntary basis. Each of these blogs have the primary goal of raising awareness about cultural aspects of African American culture and of other Black cultures throughout the world, particularly in regards to music & dance traditions. Viewer comments are welcome on my blogspots.

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