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Pimento and Hot Pepper - The Mento Story

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Mento was the first national music of Jamaica and it begat Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae and the Dancehall music of today. No film has been made wholly about the subject and it is a little known genre around the world.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2017-09-14

Runtime: 57 mins

Director: Rick Elgood

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Pimento and Hot Pepper - The Mento Story

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