The Jolly Boys

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Formed 1955.

The Jolly Boys

Biography

The Jolly Boys is a mento band from Port Antonio, Jamaica. It was formed in 1945 and had great commercial success in the late 1980s and 1990s among reggae and world music fans. They released a new album in 2010 (Great Expectation) and are currently the house band at GeeJam, a hotel in Port Antonio.

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BBC Reviews

  1. Great Expectation 2010

    Review of Great Expectation

    Reviewed by Angus Taylor

    An intriguing introduction to, or reminder of, this wonderful, under-exposed music.

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