#pocomina

I play mento, and I love mento. Now [in contemporary dancehall music] they’re playing what my aunt used to play in church. They’re playing a little of Kumina, and a little of Poco. My aunt was a Pocomanian. And I used to go to the church. I used to play Poco drums—“pú-ku duk, pa-ká, pa tí-ki ti, tí-ki tí-ku don.” [When dancehall music started to go digital], all of a sudden I hear this, “pú-kum, a pú-ku dum, pum.” That is shit we doing long time ago! My grandmother used to dance dat! So all dese ting weh dem seh is “dancehall,” that’s what my grandmother used to do a long time ago. We [studio musicians] could have done that years ago, if we wanted. And if you listen back, a couple of records, we have it on there. When Winston Grennan used to play [drums], him used to play Poco too. I used to play Kumina [myself]. I love Kumina. I love Kumina. You give me a drum, and I will tear it up [i.e., play it like crazy] too.