The Grenadian band M. O. S. S International is highlighted as the vehicle that
advanced an indigenous part of Grenada’s culture. They essentially created a
musical sub-genre that has had a major impact on the Caribbean’s musical
landscape and on our cultural history.
M.O.S.S’ 1991 smash hit JAMBALASEE RULE marked the first time in Grenada’s
history that the indigenous goat-skin drums, conch shells and jab-chants of j’ouvert
morning had made their way into a recording studio and unto a record. Thus
marking the official birth of JAB MUSIC.