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Rumba box

Well supported

A large lamellophone (thumb-piano bass) central to mento's rhythmic foundation.

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instrument
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Well supported
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Story · ProbableMento: the first Jamaican pop

Before ska there was mento — rural songs of humour, labour and double meaning.