Since being snowed in in London at the end of their tour of Europe a few weeks ago The Jolly Boys have been enjoying some well earned time in the sun in Jamaica while preparing to take modern mento to The United States for the 1st time ever with a show set for January 13th at the Hiro Ballroom in New York! In the meantime we have for you a special treat; three of the most viewed YouTube videos of The Jolly Boys on their adventures on tour. First up here are some highlights from the exciting trip the mento masters made to the Maldives where they performed at the Soneva Fushi Resort‘s 15th anniversary in October, 2010:



Up next is another fan favourite featuring The Jolly Boys in a jam session outside their hotel just after rocking The Secret Garden Party in the U.K in July and before doing it again at the Cardiff Big Weekend in Wales:
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The Jolly Boys are in France to headline their Paris premiere tonight at La Maroquinerie. Prior to the French launch of their album “Great Expectation” last month The Jolly Boys visited the city of romance and were kept busy doing numerous appearances, promotions, interviews and even recording a couple of television specials along the way. Here’s a clip of The Jolly Boys doing an acoustic session for Rosebuzz Magazine:

The Jolly Boys – Session acoustique from Rosebuzz on Vimeo.

The Jolly Boys also did a few special recordings for Arte Tv, including the Special Tracks Cirkus and One Shot Not. Here’s a taste of The Jolly Boys on Arte Tv:
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We are now just four days away from the launch of The Jolly Boys’ album “Great Expectation” in France and while ‘the boys’ are currently back at home in Port Antonio, Jamaica we’ve still got some unseen photos of The Jolly Boys in Paris (and even exclusive footage of Albert Minott in Paris from 2009). The Jolly Boys were in Paris to record interviews and appearances on two ARTE Tv shows: the Tracks Cirkus 20th Anniversary Special and One Shot Not.

While visiting the offices of PIAS in France in 2009, The Jolly Boys’ lead singer Albert Minott strummed a lovely rendition of New Order’s “Blue Monday” on his guitar, as a treat we’ve now posted it for you to see.

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The Jolly Boys are still in Paris recording French television shows and making appearances on the brink of the November 15th launch of their album “Great Expectation” in France. As a “backstage pass” of sorts we’re bringing you photos and footage of ‘the boys’ backstage at the ARTE Television shows One Shot Not and Tracks.

Ever wondered what The Jolly Boys are like before a show? Well this might shed some light on that. Watch them get warmed up with their cover of Iggy Pop’s “Nightclubbing” during a soundcheck for the recording of the ARTE Television show “Tracks” in this clip:

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To promote the November 15th launch of their album “Great Expectation” in the city of romance, Jamaica’s celebrated mento music veterans The Jolly Boys are currently in France to record shows for French national television!

‘The boys’ spent yesterday sight seeing and rehearsing for the shows, similar to their time in Paris last summer. Watch Albert (in 2009) taking a stroll on the streets of Paris, showing us an interesting French tradition along the way.

The Jolly Boys are only in Paris for a week this time around but they’ll be back in December for a performance at La Maroquinerie on the 6th. Look out for them on the ARTE Television shows ‘One Shot Not‘ and ‘Tracks Cirkus-Special 20 Ans‘ and also for the Canal Plus interview with Albert!