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Lord Fly
Probable
Early Jamaican mento/calypso bandleader and recording artist associated with 1950s hotel and recording circuits.
At a glance
- Type
- person
- Confidence
- Probable
- Era
- Open era →
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Debate & reception
How people argued about the music — praise, criticism and public debate. See all debate & reception →
debate
Mento or calypso? A question of Jamaican identity
A documented naming debate: mento was frequently marketed and referred to as 'calypso,' conflating it with the Trinidadian form; some framed this as harmless commercial shorthand, others as an erasure of mento's distinct Jamaican identity. Neutral framing; no verdict. Sources: Jamaica Gleaner archive; Rough Guide to Reggae.
Stance: mento's distinct Jamaican identity vs marketing it as Trinidadian calypso