Harry Belafonte - Belafonte, Sings Calypso, Blues and Folk Songs [2012] (10 x CD's)

 

HARRY BELAFONTE (R.I.P.)

Harry Belafonte - Belafonte, Sings Calypso, Blues and Folk Songs [2012] (10 x CD's)

Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) in New York, was an American singer, actor, and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in films such as Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Buck and the Preacher (1972), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He made his final screen appearance in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018).

Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson to be a mentor. Belafonte was also a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. Belafonte acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues. 

Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category. (Wikipedia)

Harry Belafonte's " Belafonte, Sings Calypso, Blues and Folk Songs" is a wonderful 10 CD collection from the veteran vocalist. 

Harold George Belafonte's parents came from the Caribbean.  Harry's father left the family while Harold was still an infant so the mother left for Jamaica with her small son. After several years Harry returned to New York, just before he turned 18. Belafonte opened a club in Greenwich Village with several of his friends, now performing as a singer in his own club. In 1954 the young entertainer landed a minor role in a film and made a lasting impression on audiences. Just one year later he was given the leading role in the box office hit Carmen Jones. This was to be his breakthrough as an actor. It was to be another year before his first hit, 'Jamaica Farewell' made its way up the charts. His next chart climber was to become the greatest of all his hits: 'Banana Boat Song'. This was the birth of the calypso boom and Belafonte made the charts eight times in 1956 and 1957.  Included in these 10 CD's are13 Original Albums, singles and Bonus tracks. This is a terrific collection of just about all of Belafonte's recordings that you'd ever want to have. (B)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Harry Belafonte - Venezuela 2:42

02 Harry Belafonte - Simple Simple Simple 3:06

03 Harry Belafonte - Annabelle Lee 2:41

04 Harry Belafonte - Only One Like Me 2:43

05 Harry Belafonte - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes 2:50

06 Harry Belafonte - Mark Twain 3:47

07 Harry Belafonte - Man Paiaba 3:36

08 Harry Belafonte - John Henry 3:34

09 Harry Belafonte - Tol' My Captain 2:49

10 Harry Belafonte - Kalenda 3:27

11 Harry Belafonte - The Drummer And The Cook 3:48

12 Harry Belafonte - The  Fox 2:49

13 Harry Belafonte - Soldier Soldier 1:41

14 Harry Belafonte - The Next Big River 0:25

15 Harry Belafonte - Delia 3:03

16 Harry Belafonte - Mo Mary 2:19

17 Harry Belafonte - Lord Randall 4:13

CD02

01 Harry Belafonte - Waterboy 3:48

02 Harry Belafonte - Troubles 3:46

03 Harry Belafonte - Suzanne 3:26

04 Harry Belafonte - Matilda 3:42

05 Harry Belafonte - Take My Mother Home 5:57

06 Harry Belafonte - Noah 4:57

07 Harry Belafonte - Scarlet Ribbons 3:18

08 Harry Belafonte - In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin' 3:13

09 Harry Belafonte - Unchained Melody 3:23

10 Harry Belafonte - Jump Down Spin Around 2:01

11 Harry Belafonte - Sylvie 5:22

12 Harry Belafonte - Scarlet Ribbons Scarlet Ribbons 2:45

13 Harry Belafonte - Shenandoah 2:18

14 Harry Belafonte - Suzanne 3:12

CD03

01 Harry Belafonte - Day O (The Banana Boat Song) 3:09

02 Harry Belafonte - I Do Adore Her 2:52

03 Harry Belafonte - Jamaica Farewell 3:08

04 Harry Belafonte - Will His Love Be Like His Rum 2:35

05 Harry Belafonte - Dolly Dawn 3:17

06 Harry Belafonte - Star O 2:06

07 Harry Belafonte - The Jack-Ass Song 2:57

08 Harry Belafonte - Hosanna 2:39

09 Harry Belafonte - Come Back Liza 3:08

10 Harry Belafonte - Brown Skin Girl 2:46

11 Harry Belafonte - Man Smart 3:39

12 Harry Belafonte - Scratch, Scratch 2:46

13 Harry Belafonte - Lucy's Door 3:46

14 Harry Belafonte - Cordelia Brown 2:57

15 Harry Belafonte - Don't Ever Love Me 2:51

16 Harry Belafonte - Love, Love Alone 3:21

17 Harry Belafonte - Cocoanut Woman 3:21

18 Harry Belafonte - Haiti Cherie 3:20

19 Harry Belafonte - Judy Drownded 3:31

20 Harry Belafonte - Island In The Sun 3:26

21 Harry Belafonte - Angelique-O 2:44

22 Harry Belafonte - Lead Man Holler 4:18

CD04

01 Harry Belafonte - Mercie Bon Dieu (From The -Haitian Suite-) 2:54

02 Harry Belafonte - Once Was 4:46

03 Harry Belafonte - Hava Nageela 3:16

04 Harry Belafonte - Danny Boy 5:51

05 Harry Belafonte - The Drummer And The Cook (Cockney Air) 3:59

06 Harry Belafonte - Come O My Love 4:27

07 Harry Belafonte - Shenandoah 3:48

08 Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child 4:22

09 Harry Belafonte - Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma 5:32

10 Harry Belafonte - Eden Was Like This 3:01

11 Harry Belafonte - When The Saints Go Marching In 3:40

12 Harry Belafonte - Man Smart Woman Smarter 2:30

CD05

01 Harry Belafonte - A Fool For You 3:38

02 Harry Belafonte - Losing Hand 4:16

03 Harry Belafonte - One For My Baby 4:32

04 Harry Belafonte - In The Evenin' Mama 3:27

05 Harry Belafonte - Hallelujah I Love Her So 2:53

06 Harry Belafonte - The Way That I Feel 4:30

07 Harry Belafonte - Cotton Fields 5:16

08 Harry Belafonte - God Bless The Child 5:03

09 Harry Belafonte - Mary Ann 2:39

10 Harry Belafonte - Sinner's Prayer 3:40

11 Harry Belafonte - Fare Thee Well 4:39

12 Harry Belafonte - I'm Just A Country Boy 3:07

13 Harry Belafonte - Hold 'em Joe 2:39

14 Harry Belafonte - Hello Everybody 3:22

CD06

01 Harry Belafonte - A Woman Is A Sometime Thing 2:44

02 Harry Belafonte - Summertime - Feat. Lena Horn 3:17

03 Harry Belafonte - Oh, I Got Plenty Of Nothing 3:04

04 Harry Belafonte - I Wants To Stay Here - Feat. Lena Horn 3:35

05 Harry Belafonte - Bess, You Is My Woman 6:05

06 Harry Belafonte - It Ain't Necessarily So 3:09

07 Harry Belafonte - Street Calls, Strawberry Woman, The Honey Man, Crab Man 4:30

08 Harry Belafonte - My Man's Gone Now 4:13

09 Harry Belafonte - Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess 3:44

10 Harry Belafonte - There's A Boat Leaving Soon For New York 2:40

11 Harry Belafonte - Wake Up Jacob 1:56

12 Harry Belafonte - My Lord What A Morning 4:29

13 Harry Belafonte - Ezekiel 3:42

14 Harry Belafonte - Buked And Scorned 4:46

15 Harry Belafonte - Stars Shinin' 1:39

16 Harry Belafonte - Oh Freedom 3:23

17 Harry Belafonte - Where You There When They Crucified My Lord 4:39

18 Harry Belafonte - Oh Let Me Fly 2:12

19 Harry Belafonte - Swing Low 4:03

20 Harry Belafonte - March Down To Jordan 3:29

21 Harry Belafonte - Steal Away 3:47

CD07

01 Harry Belafonte - Darlin' Cora 3:55

02 Harry Belafonte - Sylvie 5:00

03 Harry Belafonte - Cotton Fields 4:17

04 Harry Belafonte - John Henry 5:11

05 Harry Belafonte - Take My Mother Home 5:13

06 Harry Belafonte - The Marching Saints 4:33

07 Harry Belafonte - Day O 3:40

08 Harry Belafonte - Jamaica Farewell 5:10

09 Harry Belafonte - Man Piaba 6:29

10 Harry Belafonte - All My Trials 3:53

CD08

01 Harry Belafonte - Mama Look A Boo Boo 5:22

02 Harry Belafonte - Come Back Liza 3:06

03 Harry Belafonte - Man Smart (Woman Smarter) 4:22

04 Harry Belafonte - Hava Nageela 3:56

05 Harry Belafonte - Danny Boy 5:17

06 Harry Belafonte - Merci Bon Dieu 2:44

07 Harry Belafonte - Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma 6:52

08 Harry Belafonte - Shenandoah 3:43

09 Harry Belafonte - Matilda 12:41

CD09

01 Harry Belafonte - Jump Down Spin Around 2:11

02 Harry Belafonte - Suzanne 4:29

03 Harry Belafonte - A Little Lyric Of Great Importance 2:17

04 Harry Belafonte - Chickens 2:18

05 Harry Belafonte - Vaichazkern 2:25

06 Harry Belafonte - I Do Adore Her 3:14

07 Harry Belafonte - The Ballad Of Sigmund Freud 2:48

08 Harry Belafonte - I've Been Driving On Bald Mountainwater Boy 7:52

09 Harry Belafonte - A Hole In The Bucket 4:20

10 Harry Belafonte - The Click Song 3:35

11 Harry Belafonte - One More Dance 3:23

12 Harry Belafonte - The Ox Drivers 3:40

13 Harry Belafonte - The Red Rosy Bush 2:53

14 Harry Belafonte - Didn't It Rain 5:15

15 Harry Belafonte - Hene Ma Tov 3:55

16 Harry Belafonte - I Know Where I'm Going 3:22

17 Harry Belafonte - Old King Cole 5:02

18 Harry Belafonte - La Bamba 6:31

CD10

01 Harry Belafonte - Mary, Mary 3:24

02 Harry Belafonte - Jehova The Lord Will Provide 2:59

03 Harry Belafonte - Silent Night 3:37

04 Harry Belafonte - Christmas Is Coming 1:41

05 Harry Belafonte - We Wish You A Merry Christmas-God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 2:36

06 Harry Belafonte - I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day 3:04

07 Harry Belafonte - A Star In The East 4:18

08 Harry Belafonte - The Gifts They Gave 3:59

09 Harry Belafonte - The Son Of Mary 3:24

10 Harry Belafonte - The Twelve Days Of Christmas 3:50

11 Harry Belafonte - Where The Little Jesus Sleeps 2:08

12 Harry Belafonte - The Joys Of Christmas-Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem-Deck The Halls-The First Noël 4:55

13 Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child  [Single Version] 4:24

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