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// Stanley Beckford


They say that Stanley ‘Starlight’ Beckford and his Blue Glaze Band is the last of the great Mento groups of Jamaica. Mento is one of the components that helped shape Cuban son and reggae. It crossed the Atlantic from Guinea-Bissau where it is known as gumbe music.
Beckford began his career back in the Fifties and has since become something of a living legend. His songs « Soldering » and « Wanted Man » are among the classics of Jamaican music. Born on February 17 1942 he is seen as the last of the « authentic » mento players. His 2004 release « Reggaemento » confirms the extraordinary energy and spontaneity the 62-year-old singer-guitarist still has.


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// INTERVIEWS


Paris June 2002


Paris 2004


All Stanley Beckford's INTERVIEWS




// DISCOGRAPHY

ReggaementoReggaemento (Album)
Calaloo Records -2004


Stanley Beckford Plays MentoStanley Beckford Plays Mento (Album)
Universal -2002




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REPORTS

>> WOMEX 2002



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