Mentos were invented in Poland in 1932 by brothers Michael and Pierre van Melle. We first saw them in the US during the 1960s when the popular candy began shipping worldwide.

When did mento originated in Jamaica?

Jamaican Mento music originated in the 1950’s. It is a style of Jamaican music that predates and has greatly influenced Ska and Reggae music.

What is Jamaican rap called?

Reggae is a musical genre developed by Jamaicans of African ancestry in the late 1960s. Reggae bands incorporate musical idioms from many different genres, including mento (a Jamaican folk genre), ska, rocksteady, calypso, and American soul music and rhythm and blues.