5. Harold Richardson and the Ticklers, “Healing in the Balmyard” (Mento Madness)
Very popular on the early sound systems, this song written by Everald Williams, who is perhaps the most under-recognized songwriter in Jamaica’s history. A balm yard was a place where you’d go to meet with the “balm man,” a person who would use herbs, oils and rituals to “cure” you of whatever malady you suffer from.