Lord Tanamo (born Joseph Abraham Gordon [1], 2 October 1934, Kingston, Jamaica) is best known as a mento and ska performer and songwriter. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. The article is about the Jamaican musical style For the DC comics character see Mento (comics. Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both 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. Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean Music which originated in Trinidad and Tobago at about the start of the 20th century Lord Kitchener may refer to Horatio Kitchener 1st Earl Kitchener (1850–1916 prominent British soldier in the Sudan, the Second Boer War [2]
Career
Tanamo plays the rumba box (also known as a bass lamellophone), an essential element of mento. [3]
He enjoyed hits as the lead vocalist for The Skatalites, such as "I'm In The Mood For Ska", in 1965. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top The Skatalites are a Ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period He continued to record at least through the late 1970s, with singles and albums for record producers Coxsone Dodd, The Pottingers and Bunny Lee. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd CD ( Kingston Jamaica, January 26, 1932 &ndash May 5, 2004) was a Jamaican Edward O'Sullivan Lee, better known as Bunny "Striker" Lee (born 29 August 1941) was a prominent prolific and successful Jamaican
In 1970, he recorded a cover of Brook Benton’s "Rainy Night In Georgia", which was a number one hit in Jamaica for seven weeks. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Brook Benton ( 19 September 1931 — 9 April 1988) was an American Singer and Songwriter who was popular " Rainy Night in Georgia " is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1962 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top During another trip home he recorded the album Calypso Reggae, for Bunny Lee. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public [4]
By 1999 a compilation album, entitled Skamento Movement, was released on the Imaj record label[5]. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music
Tanamo continues to record and perform live to the present day. In July 2002 in Toronto, Canada, a two night 'Legends of Ska' concert was held. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Reuniting were Skatalites Lloyd Knibbs, Rico Rodriguez, Lloyd Brevett, Lester Sterling, Johnny Moore and Lynn Taitt; along with Prince Buster, Alton Ellis, Owen Gray, Lord Creator, Justin Hinds, Derrick Harriott, Winston Samuels, Roy Wilson, Derrick Morgan, Patsy Todd, Doreen Shaffer Stranger Cole and Tanamo himself. This article is about the musician For the fictional character named Rico Rodriguez see the Just Cause video game Lester Sterling (also known as Lester "Ska" Sterling or Mr Verstile) is a Jamaican Trumpet and Saxophone player Johnny Moore may refer to Johnny Moore (basketball, basketball player Johnny Moore (baseball (1902&ndash1991 American baseball player Lynn Taitt is a Reggae Guitarist born in Trinidad and Tobago closely associated with Jamaican Rocksteady music Cecil Bustamente Campbell OD (born May 28, 1938) better known as Prince Buster and less known by his muslim name Muhammed Yusef Ali is a musician from Alton Ellis OD (born Alton Nehemiah Ellis) ( September 1, 1940 - October 10, 2008) was a Musician best known Lord Creator (born Kentrick Patrick circa 1940 San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is a calypso and Ska artist. Justin Hinds ( May 7, 1942 - March 16, 2005) is best known as a Jamaican Ska vocalist, with his Backing singers Derrick Harriott (born Derrick Clinton Harriott 6 February 1939, Jamaica) is a Singer and Record producer. Roy Edward Wilson (b September 13 1896, Foster Iowa - d December 3 1969, Clarion Iowa) was a Relief pitcher Derrick Morgan (born 27 March 1940, Mocho Clarendon Parish, Jamaica) is a musical artist popular in the 1960s and 1970s [6][7]
He has been based in Canada for over thirty-five years.
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