Anthony Salmon

Did You Know: That the first Jamaican recording studio opened in 1951 and recorded "mento" music, a fusion of European
and African folk dance music. The island was awash in rhythm'n'blues records imported by the so called "sound systems",
eccentric traveling dance-halls run by no less eccentric disc-jockeys such as Clement Dodd (the "Downbeat") and Duke
Reid (the "Trojan"). The poor people of the Jamaican ghettos, who could not afford to hire a band for their parties, had to
content themselves with these "sound systems". The "selectors", the Jamaican disc-jockeys who operated those sound
systems, became the real entertainers. The selector would spin the records and would "toast" over them. The art of
"toasting", that usually consisted in rhyming vocal patterns and soon evolved in social commentary, became as important
as the music that was being played.

In 1954 Ken Khouri started Jamaica's first record label, "Federal Records". He inspired Reid and Dodd, who began to record
local artists for their sound system. Towards the end of the 1950s, amateurs began to form bands that played Caribbean
music and New Orleans' rhythm'n'blues, besides the local mento. This led to the "bluebeat" groups, which basically were
Jamaica's version of the New Orleans sound. They usually featured saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, drums and bass.

Anthony currently lives in Brooklyn New York
Alias: Mano
Attended St. Andrew Technical High and graduated in 1975

Additional Info:

I attended STATHS from 1971-1975, started in form 1b, CB22, CB32 and CB42. A member of Roberts House and represented
STATHS on the COLTS and MANNING CUP SOCCER TEAMS. Lead class CB22 and ROBERTS HOUSE to respective soccer
championship, demoralizing favorities , GLASSPOLE HOUSE that had 9 MANNING CUP TEAM members to ROBERTS HOUSE 1
and only MANO. I went on to represent SWALLOWFIELD to 3 SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP. Had a short stint with CAVALIERS
CLUB before migrating to the U.S.A. in FEB. 1978. Now a dedicated member of STATHS ALUMNI ASSOC.N.E. CHAPTER as
EXECUTIVE MEMBER AT LARGE. Where are the ladies? E-MAIL Contact : rasmano3678@hotmail.com

Member since: Founding Member