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The Jolly Boys

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Mento band from Port Antonio, Portland, whose roots trace to the Navy Island Swamp Boys of 1945; long the parish's leading mento group, they reached world-music audiences from the late 1980s with singer Albert Minott out front and later served as the house band at GeeJam.

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Type: group →
Era: Mento and early local recording →
Confidence: Well supported

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The Jolly Boys — Take Me Back to Jamaica

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · performs

The Jolly Boys, the Port Antonio mento band formed in 1945. Identified via web search; not verified from the seeding environment.

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The Jolly Boys — Touch Me Tomato, Port Antonio

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The Jolly Boys filmed in Port Antonio, where the band has worked since the 1940s. Identified via web search; not verified from the seeding environment.

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Take Me to Jamaica: the never-ending story of the Jolly Boys (Reggae University 2019)

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Panel documentary on the Jolly Boys. Identified via web search; not verified from the seeding environment.

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