More about Mento Back to 'Dancing Maps' Mento is a Jamaican music and dance tradition. It is credited as the precursor of reggae, dancehall, and many other globally influential Jamaican music and dance forms. A very good collection of classic video footage showing mento music and dance being performed Watch a short documentary about mento as a living tradition, featuring the Roy Dennis Mento Band Listen to a range of mento artists Learn about the origins of mento