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Harry Belafonte: Calypso

CD / Audio Fidelity / 2013-03-19

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

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This is the first time hearing Harry Belafonte's "Calypso" without loud pops. Halfway through the third track, all I kept saying to myself is...continue...
Personnel includes: Harry Belafonte (vocals); Millard Thomas (guitar); Tony Scott & His Orchestra.

Producers: Herman Diaz, Jr., E.O. Welker, Joe Reisman, Henri Rene.

Reissue producer: Ch...continue...

Van Dyke Parks: Discover America

CD / WEA Japan / 2012-08-21

Artists: Van Dyke Parks

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2007....continue...
Personnel includes: Van Dyke Parks, Murray Adler, John Audino, Israel Baker, Roger Bobo, Norm Botnick, Gary Coleman, Bonnie Douglas, Karen Ervin, Roy Estrada, George Fields, Anne Goodman, Jim Gordon, ...continue...

Calypso Rose: Queen of Trinidad [CD/DVD]

2 CD / Maturity Music / 2012-07-17

Tracks: Back To Africa; Summertime - (featuring Soft/Fred Deshayes); Calypso Blues; Israel By Bus; Sweet Brown Sugar; Underneath the Mango Tree; I Say a Little Prayer; Man is a Man, A; How Long; Voodoo Lay L...
Artists: Calypso Rose

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...

Mighty Sparrow: Sparromania! [Digipak] *

CD / Strut / 2012-01-24

Tracks: Bongo; Zinah; Fool Fool Fool; Calypso Boogaloo - (featuring The Ron Berridge Orchestra); Congo Man; Slave - (featuring Bert Innis/The National Recording Orchestra); Kennedy and Krushchev - (featuring...
Artists: Mighty Sparrow

Liner Note Author: David Katz....continue...

Harry Belafonte: Belafonte at Carnegie Hall [Digipak]

CD / Premium Records / 2012-01-17

Tracks: Introduction/Darlin' Cora; Sylvie; Cotton Fields; John Henry; Marching Saints, The; Day O; Jamaica Farewell; Mama Look a Boo Boo; Come Back Liza; Man Smart (Woman Smarter); Hava Nageela; Danny Boy; C...
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...

Harry Belafonte: Belafonte at Carnegie Hall

CD / Sony Music Distribution (USA) / 2011-11-15

Tracks: Introduction/Darlin' Cora; Sylvie; Cotton Fields; John Henry; Marching Saints, The; Day O; Jamaica Farewell; Mama Look a Boo Boo; Come Back Liza; Man Smart (Woman Smarter); Have Nageela; Danny Boy; C...
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...

Mighty Sparrow: Doctor Bird: Soca Anthology [Digipak]

3 CD / VP / 2011-05-17

Tracks: Jean and Dinah; Congo Man; Obeah Wedding; Bendwood Dick; Sparrow Dead; Sell the Pussy; Mother-in-Law; Willie Dead; Tobago Girl; Doh Drop the Tempo; Gu Nu Gu; Love African Style; May May [Mae Mae]; On...
Artists: Mighty Sparrow

Liner Note Author: Rolph I.L. Warner.

Editors: Alex Bartolomei; Edwin Howell.

Photographers: Marlon "Ajamu" Myrie; Rolph I.L. Warner.

Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco is his real...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...

Harry Belafonte: Belafonte Sings the Blues

CD / Impex / 2011-01-18

Tracks: Fool For You, A; Losing Hand; One For My Baby; In The Evenin' Mama; Hallelujah I Love Her So; Way That I Feel, The; Cotton Fields; God Bless The Child; Mary Ann; Sinner's Prayer; Fare Thee Well
Artists: Harry Belafonte

Audio Remasterer: Kevin Gray .

Liner Note Author: Nat Hentoff.

Recording information: Hollywood, CA (01/29/1958/03/29/1958); NY (01/29/1958/03/29/1958); Hollywood, CA (06/05/1958-06/07/1...continue...

Harry Belafonte: Belafonte Sings the Blues

CD / Blue Moon (Import) / 2010-12-21

Artists: Harry Belafonte

After flirting with traditional African-American material in his previous albums, Belafonte, for the first time, devotes an entire album to the blues. However, of the eleven songs, only two could be c...continue...

Various Artists: World Travels: World Music For Kids [Digipak]

CD / Music for Little People / 2010-08-31

Tracks: Like Me and You - Raffi; Che Che Kule - Aaron Nigel Smith; Fiesta Musical - Maria Medina-Serafin/Carol Brandy; Iko Iko - Buckwheat Zydeco; Quavi Quavi - Taj Mahal; Silkie Song, The - Karan Casey; Ani...
Artists: Various Artists

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...

Harry Belafonte: Flashback

CD / Sony Music Distribution (USA) / 2009-12-15

Tracks: Banana Boat (Day-O); Come Back Liza; Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma; Danny Boy; Hava Nageela; Jamaica Farewell; Man Smart (Woman Smarter); Matilda, Matilda; Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair); Mama Look a Boo Boo...
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...

Various Artists: Panama! 3 - Calypso Panameño, Guajira Jazz, And Cumbia Tipica On The Isthmus 1960-1975

1 CD / Soundway / 2009-10-27

Tracks: Fire Down Below; Samba Calypso; Bilongo; Pajaro Zum-Zum, El; Moving-Grooving; Up Tight; Shingalin en Panama; Chombo Pa' la Tienda; Carretera al Canajagua; 20 de Enero en Ocu - Yin Carrizo; Chevere Qu...
Artists: Various Artists

Miles Cleret's Soundway Recordings specializes in rescuing rare and forgotten music from around the globe, and this set, the third in the label's Panama! series, focuses on the fascinating pop music t...continue...

Maya Angelou: Miss Calypso

1 CD / Rev-Ola Records / 2009-09-08

Tracks: Run Joe; Oo-Dla-Ba-Doo; Scandal in the Family; Mambo in Africa; Since Me Man Has Done Gone and Went; Polymon Bongo; Neighbour, Neighbour; Donkey City; Stone Cold Dead in the Market; Calypso Blues; Ta...
Artists: Maya Angelou

Digitally remastered release of this rare album from the artist known primarily as a poet, activist and best selling author. She is far less known...continue...
Recorded in 1956. Includes liner notes by Chuck Foster.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Before gaining fame as a poet, Maya Angelou recorded an album of calypso songs in 1957....continue...

Laurel Aitken: Original Cool Jamaican Ska

1 CD / Pressure Drop / 2009-07-21

Tracks: Fire - (featuring Laurel Aitken); Freedom Train - (featuring Laurel Aitken); Peace Perfect Peace - (featuring Laurel Aitken); Bad Minded Woman - (featuring Laurel Aitken); Devil or Angel - (featuring...
Artists: Laurel Aitken

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this album from the 'Godfather of Ska'. In 1964 the world was rocking to the sound of Ska: Millie's...continue...
Liner Note Author: Mark Wyeth.

Something to clarify right off the bat: although Laurel Aitken was responsible for the majority of the 15 tracks issued on the 1964 LP titled Original Cool Jamaic...continue...

Laurel Aitken: The Fantastic Laurel Aitken

1 CD / Pressure Drop / 2009-07-21

Tracks: Baby Please Don't Go; Sex Machine; Heile Heile (The Lion); Chop Chop Rock; Can't Turn Your Back on Me; Since You Left; Do the Boogaloo; Soul of Africa; Dancing with My Baby; Dallas Texas; Rock Steady...
Artists: Laurel Aitken

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this early '70s release from the 'Godfather Of Ska'. By 1972, Laurel Aitken was well and truly established as...continue...
Liner Note Author: Mark Wyeth....continue...

Wilmoth Houdini: Poor But Ambitious: Calypso Classics

1 CD / Arhoolie / 2009-05-12

Tracks: Sweet Like a Honey Bee; Song No. 99; Uncle Jo' Gimme Mo'!; Trifling Men; No Mo' Bench and Board; Sweet Papa Willie; Honey I'm Bound to Go; Cooks in Trinidad, The; Arima Tonight, Sangre Grande Tomorro...
Artists: Wilmoth Houdini

Personnel: Wilmoth Houdini (vocals), Gerald Clark (guitar, banjo, cuatro), Joshy Paris (guitar), Cyril Monrose (violin), Charlie Vincent (banjo), Walter Edwards (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Walter Ben...continue...

Mighty Sparrow: Hot and Sweet

1 CD / Bananastan / 2009-05-12

Tracks: Sparrow Dead; Chinese Love Affair; Jane; Maria; More Cock; Mr. Walker; Hello People; English Diplomacy; Who She Go Cry For; Memories
Artists: Mighty Sparrow

Personnel: Mighty Sparrow (vocals).

Arranger: Van Dyke Parks.

Produced by the legendary Van Dyke Parks and originally released on Warner Brphers in 1972, HOT + SWEET is a delightful oddi...continue...

Harry Belafonte: The Early Years at Capitol Records

1 CD / DRG (USA) / 2009-04-21

Tracks: Close Your Eyes; They Didn't Believe Me; Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; Deep as the River; Farewell to Arms; Whispering; How Green Was My Valley; I Still Get a Thrill; Monkey; Love; Calyps...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

Liner Note Author: Will Friedwald.

Before Harry Belafonte struck upon his iconic, multimillion-selling combination of calypso, folk, and pop, he briefly made a go of it as a more traditional cr...continue...

Laurel Aitken: Ska with Laurel

1 CD / Cherry Red / 2009-04-14

Tracks: Street of Glory; Lonesome Traveller; Madame Sorosie; We Shall Overcome; Call the Doctor; Freedom; Hallelujah Train; Looking for My Baby; Woman Is Sweeter Than Man; It's Coming Down; Take off My Pyjam...
Artists: Laurel Aitken

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this debut album from the Reggae great, often cited as 'The Godfather Of Ska'. By the mid-sixties, Laurel Aitken...continue...

Various Artists: Marvellous Boy: Calypso from West Africa

1 CD / Honest Jon's / 2009-03-31

Tracks: Poor Freetown Boy - Famous Scrubbs; Taxi Driver (I Don't Care) - Bobby Benson & His Combo; Ariwo - Chris Ajilo & His Cubanos; Olubunmi - Roy Chicago; Bere Bote - Mayor's Dance Band; Nylon Dress - Ste...
Artists: Various Artists

Liner Note Author: Mark Ainley.

Though the esteemed English imprint Honest Jon's has devoted a number of compilations to documenting the thriving West Indian music scene of the `30s, `40s, and ...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...

Various Artists: Calypso Atrocities

CD / Smithsonian Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Various Artists

Saucy, ballsy, outspoken, yes, but not exactly an atrocity. Pay close attention to these calypso lyrics by Small Island Pride and Mighty Cypher....continue...
Six more selections by Small Island Pride and others by Killer, Commander, Wrangler, and Cypher. ~ Don Hill...continue...

Lord Invader: Calypso

CD / Smithsonian Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Lord Invader

Lord Melody: Again! Lord Melody Sings Calypso

CD / Cook Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Lord Melody

Trinidad and Tobago's favorite calypsonian Lord Melody demonstrates exactly why he is the lord of melody in this collection of songs that includes Crazy Love...continue...
This early album is from a fine and unjustly forgotten calypsonian who was a fierce competitor of Sparrow in the 1950s. ~ Don Hill...continue...

Various Artists: Castilianne Maracas Waltz: Dance and Music from the Island Tropics

CD / Smithsonian Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Various Artists

Start with a suave terra s+¬ca, a sensual Brazilian lament and follow with a battery of easily danceable Venezuelan waltzes called castilianne that are actually...continue...
This contains several cuts by the Grand Curucaye String Orchestra that show the Venezuelan influence on the calypso of the 1890s and early 1900s. ~ Don Hill...continue...

Lord Melody: Calypso Through the Looking Glass

CD / Smithsonian Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Lord Melody

This recording features ten favorite calypso songs by Lord Melody, including The Letter, Alexander the Murderer and The River. No listener can escape the ribald...continue...
Personnel: Lord Melody (vocals).

This early album is from a fine and unjustly forgotten calypsonian who was a fierce competitor of Sparrow in the 1950s. ~ Don Hill...continue...

Various Artists: Calypso Lore & Legend

CD / Smithsonian Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Various Artists

71-year old Chinee Patrick Jones, one of the most famous old-time Calypsonians to pass through Port of Spain, tells stories from his singing days and...continue...
The history of calypso and some of the early songs from about 1890 to 1910, is recounted by Chiney Patrick Jones on this album, which also contains early string band music. ~ Don Hill...continue...

Various Artists: Calypso Kings and Pink Gin

CD / Smithsonian Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Various Artists

In a tent somewhere in Port of Spain, calypso kings of past years gather to exchange extemporaneous lyrical insults, just like a game of ping...continue...
Many fine songs recorded in the Young Brigade tent, including Melody's "Jonah and the Bake" (about child abuse) and a calypso war (trading verbal insults) between Melody and Sparrow. ~ Don Hill...continue...

Mighty Sparrow: King Sparrow's Calypso Carnival

CD / Smithsonian Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Mighty Sparrow

Calypso King Mighty Sparrow (n+¬e Slinger Francisco) is known for provocative and often bawdy lyrics, at one point describing rival Lord Melody's face as ugly...like...continue...

Various Artists: Hellish Calypso

CD / Smithsonian Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Various Artists

Why Hellish? The liner notes explain that it's in part because of the very apparent pear-shaped atrocities a listener hears in out-of-tune melodies and unintelligible...continue...
More Small Island Pride and the Mighty Cypher, Bomber (singing, among others, the beautiful "Gloria," later recorded by Harry Belafonte), Striker (Percy Oblington), Nat Hepburn, Wrangler, Fighter (Shu...continue...

Lord Invader: West Indian Folk Songs for Children

CD / Smithsonian Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Lord Invader

Lord Invader: There's a Brown Boy in the Ring

CD / Smithsonian Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Lord Invader

Various Artists: Calypso Cross-Section: Ironclad Calypso with Written Guaranty!

CD / Smithsonian Records / 2009-01-01

Artists: Various Artists

Juxtaposing the musical talents of vocalists Bomber, Wrangler, Killer and Small Island Pride, the art of the 1950s Trinidadian calypso resonates on this recording. These...continue...
Along with the surrealist title, this one is full of Killer ("Baptist Funeral"), Bomber (C.F. Ryan), Wrangler, and Small Island Pride. ~ Don Hill...continue...

Steel Band: Music of Carribean

1 CD / Sonic / 2009-01-01

Tracks: Yellow Bird; Island Woman; Island in the Sun; Wings of a Dove; Jamaica Farewell; Shame & Scandal; Archie; Bam Bam; What Now, My Love?; Mary Ann; Big Bamboo; Hold on to Your Man
Artists: Steel Band

Harry Belafonte: Listen to the Man: Live in Concert

CD / Immortal / 2008-12-16

Tracks: We Are the Wave; Turn the World Around; Island In the Sun; Skin To Skin; Kwela (Listen To the Man); Matilda, Matilda; Dangerous Times; Try To Remember; Paradise In Gazankulu; Jamaica Farewell; Banana...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

2008 archive release from the iconic singer, humanitarian, and activist who gives an exciting, varied, and deeply satisfying performance in this 1997 concert from the...continue...

Harry Belafonte: Listen to the Man: Live in Concert [DVD]

DVD Video / Immortal / 2008-12-16

Tracks: We Are the Wave; Turn the World Around; Island in the Sun; Skin to Skin; Kwela (Listen to the Man); Matilda, Matilda; Dangerous Times; Try to Remember; Paradise in Gazankulu; Jamaica Farewell; Banana...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

NTSC/Region 0. 2008 archive release from the iconic singer, humanitarian, and activist who gives an exciting, varied, and deeply satisfying performance in this 1997 concert...continue...

Express Band: Tiwiwik [Introduction] [Digipak]

1 CD / AIT Records / 2008-10-14

Tracks: Chinkim Mekerayë; Ye-Harr Shereit; Mignotë; Innatë Nesh; Alchalkum; Sët Alamnim; Kurtun Nigerign; Ye-Hiwotë Hiwot; Sira; Libesh Kabashin; Hallo Hallo; Ye-Fikir Migib
Artists: Express Band

Express Band: Kibret Zekewos (guitar); Feleke Hailu (clarinet, saxophone, keyboards); Dereje Tefera (bass instrument); Elias Bekele (drums).

Additional personnel: Abegasu Kibrework Shiota (keyb...continue...

Harry Belafonte: BD Jazz: Harry Belafonte

CD / Nocturne Records / 2008-10-07

Tracks: Man Smart, Woman Smarter; Matilda; Hold'em Joe; Fox, The; Man Piaba; Will His Love Be Like His Rum?; Jack-Ass Song, The; Banana Boat Song (Day-O); Jamaica Farewell; I Do Adore Her; Unchained Melody; ...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

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: Belafonte and Miriam Makeba

1 CD / DRG (USA) / 2008-07-22

Tracks: Train Song; Kwazulu (In The Land Of The Zulus); Hush, Hush; To Those We Love; Give Us Our Land; Beware, Verwoerd!; Gone Are My Children; Hurry, Mama, Hurry!; My Angel; Cannon; Lullaby; Show Me The Wa...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

This 1966 Grammy Awardwinning album by two prominent `60s social activists was an opportunity for Harry Belafonte to present the South African singer Miriam Makeba performing a program of double-edged...continue...

Harry Belafonte: Golden Hits of Harry Belafonte [Disky]

CD / Disky (Netherlands) / 2008-07-08

Tracks: Cocoanut Woman; Hava Nageela; Man Smart (Woman Smarter); Jump Down, Spin Around; Brown Skin Girl; Matilda; Jack-Ass Song, The; Hold'em Joe; Cu Cu Ru Cu Paloma; Will His Love Be Like His Rum; Mama Loo...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

Various Artists: Rough Guide to Calypso Gold

1 CD / WMN / 2008-06-24

Tracks: Scandal In the Family - Sir Lancelot; Mathilda - King Radio; Human Race - Lord Pretender; Rum & Coca Cola - Calypso Rose; Edward the Vlll - The Caresser; Ugly Woman - Mighty Bomber; Mary Ann - Lion; ...
Artists: Various Artists

While most of the Rough Guide music compilations strive to represent the contemporary music of a given region, THE ROUGH GUIDE TO CALYPSO GOLD goes back in time to mine the vaults of Trinidad's rich m...continue...

Various Artists: Soca Gold 2008 [CD/DVD]

2 CD / VP / 2008-05-20

Tracks: Get On - Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez; Breathless - Blaxx/Roy Cape; Gyal Farm - Shal Marshal/Kerwin DuBois; Feels Like I'm Home Again - Edwin Yearwood; Soka Junkie - Mr. Dale; Bring It - Bunji Garlin - (fea...
Artists: Various Artists

SOCA Gold 2008 shines with 17 reggae jewels like 'Get On' by Fay Ann Lyons Alvarez, 'Breathless' by Roy Cape featuring Blaxx, 'Gyal Farm' by...continue...

Harry Belafonte: Classic Album Collection

CD / Golden Stars (Netherlands) / 2008-04-22

Tracks: Mark Twain; Man Piaba; John Henry; Tol' My Captain; Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song); Drummer and the Cook, The; Fox, The; Soldier, Soldier; Next Big River, The; Delia; Mo Mary; Lord Randall; Waterboy; T...
Artists: Harry Belafonte

Import three CD set from the actor, composer, author, producer and singer. Educated at the New York Dramatic Workshop. He grew up in Jamaica, British...continue...

Harry Belafonte: The Best of Harry Belafonte [Not Now]

CD / Not Now Music / 2008-04-15

Artists: Harry Belafonte

Mighty Sparrow: Hot and Sweet

1 CD / Wounded Bird / 2008-04-08

Tracks: Sparrow Dead; Chinese Love Affair; Jane; Maria; More Cock; Mr. Walker; Hello People; English Diplomacy; Who She Go Cry For; Memories
Artists: Mighty Sparrow

2008 Reissue of the 1974 album Hot & Sweet by The Mighty Sparrow, known as one of the Caribbean's most successful Calypso artists. This album...continue...
Personnel: Mighty Sparrow (vocals); Ed Johnson , Rod George, Chester Marong, Angela Johnson (vocals); Bert Wharwood, Freddie Harris (guitar); James Smartt (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Aldric "Heartsm...continue...