Live Reggae at the Library

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Each summer, the Manitou library hosts a weekly Summer Lawn Concert Series, with local acts taking the stage each Tuesday evening. Tonight, a reggae band played, so you know I was there. Mo' Mungus was tonight's band, playing a mixture of rocksteady, reggae, and ska, with emphasis on the rocksteady (rocksteady is a style of Jamaican music that came after ska, but before reggae. It was very popular in Jamaica for about two years.) The band plays both original songs (I love local bands that play original music) and covers (their Bob Marley cover was "Caution.") About an hour into the show, it started raining, a light, yet steady rain. The band covered their equipment and took a break, resuming their set about ten minutes later. I quite enjoyed their show. Live reggae on a perfect, albeit a little rainy, summer evening is tough to beat. I linked to one of their original songs ("it's on the CD," as the guitarist was fond of saying.) If nothing else, watch it for footage of some classic television dance scenes.