This is a connection that works! Trinidad 🇹🇹 and Grenada 🇬🇩 link up to revive the legendary “Jambalassee Rule” by M.O.S.S. (1991)—a true throwback with fresh fire!
You’re not just reliving the vibe; you’re diving into the roots. This collaboration brings back the pulse of Jab Mas, tracing its first sparks and evolution—now documented beautifully on YouTube.
So while you move to the rhythm, take a moment to learn the story behind the sound. Sokah2Soca celebrates the music, the history, and the unity that keeps Caribbean culture alive.
YouTube Notes:
V’ghn’s 'Jabaholic' is a landmark track. It samples the original 1991 MOSS International conch shell recording—a historic moment marking the first time JabJab drums and shells were captured on record. As 2026 celebrates 35 years of this sound, using these original stems is a powerful way to honor our heritage."
MOSS International:
This music video was the first of its kind for GRENADA. Previously, the sights and sounds of j'ouvert and jab jab were deemed too vulgar for mainstream music and acceptable society.
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.'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 onto a record. Thus marking the official birth of JAB MUSIC.
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.'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 onto a record. Thus marking the official birth of JAB MUSIC.
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Production Notes/Music Credits:
Song Title: Jabaholic
Artist-Performed by: V'ghn
Produced by: XplicitMevon
Engineered (Mixed & Mastered) by:
Origin: Grenada
Genre: Soca 🎶
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