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"Linstead Market" is a Jamaican folk song of the mento type [1] that tells of a mother who goes to the market with her ackee fruit but does not sell any, with the result that her children will go hungry.
Lord Flea was the stage name of Norman Byfield Thomas (1931/32 or 1933/34 [note 1] – 18 May 1959), a Jamaican mento musician credited with "helping start the calypso craze in U.S." [1] With his band The Calypsonians, Flea toured America throughout the late 1950s, and released an album on the Capitol label.
Among the best known Jamaican folk songs are "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)", "Jamaica Farewell" (Iron Bar), and "Linstead Market". The first two of these were popularized by Harry Belafonte. The third has come a long way since its appearance among Jekyll's 108 Jamaican folk songs.
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Messam's Calypsonians are characterized by their utilization of tight polyrhythms, with banjo parts that have been described as "pointillist." [2] The opening bars of Messam's version of the traditional number "Linstead Market" have been compared to the sound of a music-box, and the few recordings that Messam left behind have been praised for their "dreamy" and "otherworldly" quality. [1]
Mento is a style of Jamaican music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. Lord Flea and Count Lasher are two of the more successful mento artists. Well-known mento songs include Day-O, Jamaica Farewell and Linstead Market.
The song "Auld Lang Syne" comes from a Robert Burns poem. Burns was the national poet of Scotland and wrote the poem in 1788, but it wasn't published until 1799—three years after his death.
The song appears to be about two former lovers who have since moved on and married other people. Now, they are neighbors and occasionally make small talk about the weather. This is not sitting ...