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Harry Belafonte: Playlist: The Very Best of Harry Belafonte

CD / Legacy / 2012-05-29

Tracks: Man Smart (Woman Smarter); Mama Look a Boo Boo; Jamaica Farewell; My Angel (Malaika); Try To Remember [From the Fantasticks]; Island In the Sun; Matilda; Jump In the Line; Hole In the Bucket, A; Suza...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

Liner Note Author: Carl MaultsBy.

Photographer: Bob Jones .

Harry Belafonte's influence on pop music is much more far-reaching then many realize, as he was one of the first performers to...continue...

Harry Belafonte: Day-O: The Best Of Harry Belafonte

CD / ZYX Music / 2011-04-19

Tracks: Banana Boat Song (Day-O); Matilda; Mark Twain; John Henry; Tol My Captain; Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song); Soldier, Soldier; Delia; I Do Adore Her; Jamaica Farewell; Will His Love Be Like His Rum?; Dol...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte's influence on pop music is much more far-reaching than many realize, as he was one of the first performers to bring worldbeat rhythms to the U.S. charts in the postwar era. Born in Ha...continue...

Tiger: Most Wanted *

1 CD / VP / 2011-03-08

Tracks: Bam Bam; Boombastic; When; Ram Dance Hall; Come Back to Me - (featuring Anthony Malvo); Think It a Go So; Tempo; Ready Fi Dem; (She Gave Me) Hic Up - (featuring Gregory Isaacs); Can't Tan Me; Yu Dead...
Artists: Tiger

Liner Note Author: Donald Clive Davidson.

Photographers: Cleveland "Clevie" Browne; Donald Clive Davidson; Hiroshi Nirei.

Clever and charismatic, dancehall singer Tiger influenced countl...continue...

Ile Axe: Calypso Samba

1 CD / Air Mail Archive / 2010-06-08

Tracks: Batucada; Voix De Cuir; Gritos Dos Metals/Gorée [Voix De Metal]; Maracatu; Que Bloco Éssè; Ilé Axè; Calyps'o Samb'; Samba Isis
Artists: Ile Axe

Personnel: Pape Dieye, Abel Sarraute (vocals, surdo); Regina Machado, Xenia Caraibe (vocals); Guillaume Kervel (steel guitar, conga drum, agogo, ganza, surdo); Jean-Michel Jandia (steel guitar, surdo)...continue...

Various Artists: Soca Carnival 94

CD / Ice Records / 2009-01-01

Tracks: Jump Up and Wave - Henry Barnett; Flag Party - Superblue; Tempo - Denyse Plummer; Ra-Ti-Ray - Eddy Grant; Four to One - United Sisters; Soca Have Meh Tu Tul Bey - Duke "Mighty Duke"; Ju Ju Warrior - ...
Artists: Various Artists

Personnel: Colin Lucas, Denyse Plummer, Eddy Grant, Machel Montano, Calypso Rose (vocals).

Recording information: Trindad.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Ramgoonai Drupatee; Barnet Henry; Du...continue...

Harry Belafonte: Calypso Hits

1 CD / Collectables / 2008-08-26

Tracks: Island in the Sun; Banana Boat Song, The (Day-O); Man Smart (Woman Smarter); Mama Look a Boo-Boo; Kingston Market; Cocoanut Woman; Angelique-O; Jump in the Line; Zombie Jamboree (Back to Back); Jamai...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

It is interesting to note that the pop-calypso (as opposed to real calypso) boom of the mid-'50s was engineered largely by a charismatic singer born in Harlem and a Juilliard-trained composer from Bro...continue...

Harry Belafonte: Encore of Golden Hits

CD / Musicpro / 2007-10-30

Tracks: Day-O (Banana Boat Song); Matilda, Matilda; Jamaica Farewell; Man Smart (Woman Smarter); Will His Love Be Like His Rum; I Do Adore Her; Dolly Dawn; Jack-Ass Song, The; Come Back Liza; Brown Skin Girl...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

2007 release of compilation of great hit songs by the legendary singer and activist from his heyday of popularity. Let The Good Times...continue...

Mighty Sparrow: Again!

1 CD / VP / 2007-09-25

Tracks: Dragon Dance; Let Me Try Again; Sad Sweet Dreamer; Obeah Wedding; And I Love Her So; Hustle, The; My Way; No Kind of Man at All; If; Again
Artists: Mighty Sparrow

Mighty Sparrow: G. Mendoza (guitar); D. Bowen (piano); U. Belfast (organ); M. Wilson (bass guitar); J. Smorth.

Personnel: J. Smorth (saxophone); L. Williams (trumpet); Jerome Francisque (trombo...continue...

Mighty Sparrow/Byron Lee: Only a Fool

1 CD / VP / 2007-09-25

Tracks: Maria; No Money, No Love; More and More Amour; Born Free; Sandra; Walk Away; Peace and Love; Only a Fool; Theme from Dr. Zhivago; More; Make the World Go Away; Try a Little Tenderness
Artists: Mighty Sparrow/Byron Lee

& The Dragonaires....continue...

Harry Belafonte: Deep as the River

CD / Hallmark / 2006-12-19

Artists: Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte was one of the first performers to bring worldbeat rhythms to the U.S. charts in the postwar era. Born in Harlem, but spending a good part of his childhood in his mother's native Jamai...continue...

Mighty Sparrow/Byron Lee: Only a Fool

1 CD / Reggc / 2006-03-14

Tracks: Maria; No Money, No Love; More and More Amour; Born Free; Sandra; Walk Away; Peace and Love; Only a Fool; Theme From Dr. Zhivago; More; Make the World Go Away; Try a Little Tenderness
Artists: Mighty Sparrow/Byron Lee

& The Dragonaires.

Personnel: Wallace Wilson , Keith Jackson, Hux Brown (guitar); Ossie Scott (saxophone); Winston Graham, Lester Sterling, Lester Williams (trumpet); Sammy Johnson (trombone); ...continue...

Harry Belafonte: My Lord What a Mornin'

1 CD / BMG Special Products / 2006-02-21

Tracks: Wake up Jacob; My Lord What a Mornin'; Ezekiel; Buked and Scorned; Stars Shinin' (By 'N by); Oh Freedom; Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?; Oh Let Me Fly?; Swing Low; March Down to Jordan; ...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

With this album, Belafonte moved into his most artistically productive period. The albums he made into the mid-60s were all concept albums zeroing in on specific folk music themes. My Lord What A Morn...continue...

Harry Belafonte: Scarlet Ribbons [Remaster]

1 CD / Pegasus (Pinnacle) / 2005-09-19

Tracks: Whispering; Close Your Eyes; Matilda!; Simple, Simple, Simple; Farewell to Arms; Annabella Lee; How Green Was My Valley; Deep as the River; I Still Get a Thrill; Recognition; (There's) Only One Like ...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

18 digitally enhanced tracks including "Whispering", "Simple, Simple Simple", "Farewell To Arms", "Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)" and many more....continue...

Harry Belafonte: Love Songs

1 CD / BMG Heritage / 2005-01-11

Tracks: Hallelujah, I Love Her So; And I Love You So; Angelina; My Angel (Malaika); Marianne; Bess, You Is My Woman; Try to Remember; There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York; Summertime Love; I Do Ado...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

Personnel: Harry Belafonte (vocals).

Arrangers: Hugo Montenegro; Robert Freedman; Marty Manning; William Eaton.

Harry Belafonte's stylistic range is vast, encompassing pop, jazz, folk, a...continue...

Kindred: Awakening

1 CD / Kindred / 2004-07-13

Tracks: Drive, The; Thinkers & Dreamers; Closer; Hey You; Welcome Home; Sojourner; Early to Bed; Happy Ever After; Livin' in the City; Life Was Good; Long Haul, The; Let Me In
Artists: Kindred

The Belafonte Folk Singers/Harry Belafonte: Platinum & Gold Collection

1 CD / BMG Heritage / 2004-03-09

Tracks: Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair); Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me); Hold 'Em Joe; I'm Just a Country Boy; Jamaica Farewell; Mary's Boy Child; Banana Boat Song, The (Day-O); Mama Look a Boo Boo; Island in the S...
Artists: The Belafonte Folk Singers/Harry Belafonte

Producers include: Hy Grill, Dave Kapp, Joe Carlton, Bob Ballard, Andy Wiswell.

Compilation producer: Gretchen Brennison.

Recorded between 1952 & 1967. Includes liner notes by Scott Schi...continue...

Various Artists: Steel Drums of the Caribbean, Vol. 2: Calypso Classics

1 CD / Legacy / 2003-01-07

Tracks: Island in the Sun; Banana Boat Song, The (Day-O); Red, Red Wine; Aloha; Guantanamera; Lambada; Jamaican Farewell; Kingston Town; Islande; Pedro; Tocame; Peanut Vendor; Volare; Volcano; Brazil; Yellow...
Artists: Various Artists

Harry Belafonte: Folk Standards

1 CD / Collectables / 2002-11-05

Tracks: Day O; Cocoanut Woman; Pastures of Plenty; Gotta Travel On; This Land Is Your Land; Island in the Sun; Midnight Speical; Cotton Fields; Dolphin, The; Four Strong Winds
Artists: Harry Belafonte

As a budget-line introduction to the artistry of Harry Belafonte, Folk Standards does its job -- while more definitive collections are certainly available, this brief ten-track compilation still manag...continue...

Harry Belafonte: The Very Best of Harry Belafonte

1 CD / RCA / 2001-06-27

Tracks: Island in the Sun; Mama Look at BuBu; Land of the Sea & Sun; Try to Remember; Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me); Man Smart (Woman Smarter); Scarborough Fair (Canticle); Don't Ever Love Me; Midnight Special; M...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

UK compilation featuring most of the 'calypso kings' most popular recordings alongside some inspired covers. Includes comprehensive sleevenotes. 22 tracks including, 'Island In The Sun'...continue...
Personnel includes: Harry Belafonte (vocals); Henri Rene, Bob Corman, Ralph Hunter (conductor); Millard Thomas, Frantz Casseus, Victor Messer, Laurindo Almeida (guitar); Hugo Winterhalter & His Orches...continue...

Various Artists: Voyager Series: Calypso Passion

1 CD / Columbia River Entertainment Group / 2001-05-01

Tracks: Linstead Market Day-O; Old Lady, You Mash Me Toe; Jamaica Mermaid; Mama Don't Want No Peas; Ten Penny Nail; Miss Goosie; Rum and Coconut Water; Limbo; Not Me; Solas Market Water Come from Me Eye; Dr....
Artists: Various Artists

This is part of Columbia River's Voyager series....continue...

Various Artists: Voyager Series: Caribbean Melodies

1 CD / Columbia River Entertainment Group / 2001-04-03

Tracks: Biriri Bamba; Todos Son Iguales; Detras de la Puerta; Ni Amor Ni Primavera; El Alacran; No Creo en Brujeria; Jaleo; Arco Iris; Dime Carinito; Tu Ausencia; La Brujeria en Accion; Por Dios No Te Vayas
Artists: Various Artists

Harry Belafonte: To Wish You a Merry Christmas

CD / BMG (distributor) / 1997-09-22

Artists: Harry Belafonte

Personnel includes: Harry Belafonte (vocals); Millard Thomas, Frantz Casseus, Laurindo Almeida (guitar).

Producers: Henri Rene, Dennis Farnon, E.O. Welker.

Includes liner notes by Watson...continue...

Harry Belafonte: An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends

1 CD / Island (Label) / 1997-08-26

Tracks: We Are the Wave; Turn the World Around - (African Languages); Island in the Sun; Skin to Skin; Kwela (Listen to the Man) - (African Languages); Eyala - (African Languages); Matilda; Dangerous Times; ...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

Personnel includes: Harry Belafonte (vocals).

Engineers: David Belafonte, Kooster McCallister.

Includes liner notes by Harry Belafonte.

Harry Belafonte spent most of the '90s in s...continue...

Harry Belafonte: Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall

1 CD / RCA Victor / 1994-08-30

Tracks: Jump Down Spin Around; Suzanne; Little Lyric of Great Importance, A; Chickens; Vaichazkem (Vayiven Uziaho); I Do Adore Her; Ballad of Sigmund Freud, The; I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain; Water Boy...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

Personnel includes: Harry Belafonte (vocals); Millard Thomas, Ernest Calabria, Dennis Collins, Perry Lopez, Walter Raim (guitar); Norman Keenan, Bill Lee (bass); Daniel Barrajanos (congas, bongos); Th...continue...

Harry Belafonte: Belafonte at Carnegie Hall

CD / BMG (distributor) / 1989-06-20

Tracks: Introduction/Darlin' Cora [Remastered - January 1989]; Sylvie; Cotton Fields [Remastered 1993]; John Henry; Marching Saints, The; Day-O [Remastered - January 1989]; Jamaica Farewell; Mama Look A Boo ...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

Personnel includes: Harry Belafonte (vocals); Roger Corman (conductor); Danny Barrajanos (vocals, bongos, conga); Millard Thomas, Aphael Boguslav (guitar); Norm Keenan (bass).

Recorded at Carne...continue...