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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Harry Belafonte.
Harold George "Harry" Bellanfanti, Jr. (born March 1, 1927), better known as Harry Belafonte, is an American
singer, songwriter, actor, and social activist. One of the most successful Caribbean American pop stars in history, he was dubbed
the "King of Calypso" for popularizing theCaribbean musical
style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso (1956)
is the first million selling album by a single artist.[1] Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing
"The Banana Boat Song",
with its signature lyric "Day-O". He has recorded in many genres,
including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards.
He has also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's hit musical Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957) and Robert Wise's Odds Against Tomorrow (1959).
Belafonte was an early
supporter of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and '60s, and one of Martin Luther King,
Jr.'s confidants. Throughout his career he has been an advocate for
humanitarian causes, such as the anti-apartheid
movement and USA for Africa. Since 1987 he has been a UNICEF Goodwill
Ambassador. In recent years he has been a vocal critic of the
policies of both the George W. Bush and Barack Obama presidential administrations. Harry
Belafonte now acts as the American
Civil Liberties Union celebrity
ambassador for juvenile justice issues.[2]
Belafonte has won three Grammy Awards, including a Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award, an Emmy Award,[3] 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. [4][5]
Harry Belafonte - Island In The Sun (HD)
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Please click on the web-link below, with your speakers on :-
https://youtu.be/FFjGsYvB8oc
"Island In The Sun"
"Island In The Sun"
This is my island in the sun
Where my people have toiled since time begun
I may sail on many a sea
Her shores will always be home to me
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters,
Your shining sand
As morning breaks
The heaven on high
I lift my heavy load to the sky
Sun comes down with a burning glow
Mingles my sweat with the earth below
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters,
Your shining sand
I see woman on bended knee
Cutting cane for her family
I see man at the waterside
Casting nets at the surging tide
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters,
Your shining sand
I hope the day will never come
That I can't awake to the sound of drum
Never let me miss carnival
With calypso songs philosophical
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters,
Your shining sand
Where my people have toiled since time begun
I may sail on many a sea
Her shores will always be home to me
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters,
Your shining sand
As morning breaks
The heaven on high
I lift my heavy load to the sky
Sun comes down with a burning glow
Mingles my sweat with the earth below
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters,
Your shining sand
I see woman on bended knee
Cutting cane for her family
I see man at the waterside
Casting nets at the surging tide
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters,
Your shining sand
I hope the day will never come
That I can't awake to the sound of drum
Never let me miss carnival
With calypso songs philosophical
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters,
Your shining sand
Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song (Day O)
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https://youtu.be/tBckRHdJSUY
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Work all night on a drink of rum
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Stack banana till de morning come
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Daylight come and me wan' go home
A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Work all night on a drink of rum
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Stack banana till de morning come
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Daylight come and me wan' go home
A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Jerusalem syndrome.
PS
We in Sri Lanka see a similar, what may be named a 'Dambadiva Syndrome' after a pilgrimage to the Buddhist Holy sites in India. It maybe the dry road dust which causes a dry hacking cough, for weeks after the trip, in some individuals..
Monday, April 13, 2015
HARRY BELAFONTE - Jamaica Farewell (1956)
The
lyrics for the song were written by Lord Burgess (Irving Burgie). Lord Burgess was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1926. His mother was fromBarbados and
his father was from Virginia. The song first appeared on Harry Belafonte's phenomenally successful
album Calypso. It reached number fourteen on Billboard's Pop chart.
Though
many, including Belafonte himself, have said that the song was popular in the
West Indies since long before Burgess, it is believed that Burgess compiled and
modified the song from many folk pieces to make a new song, and it is
indubitable that it was Belafonte who popularised the song outside the Caribbean Islands. Burgess acknowledged his
use of the tune of another mento,
"Iron Bar".[1]
The
Kingston Trio, who led the folk revival of the late 1950s, took their name from
the title of this song, though they only recorded it many years later, in 2006.
Other
well-known singers of "Jamaica Farewell" include Sir Lancelot, Jimmy Buffett, Sam Cooke, Nina & Frederik, Pat Rolle, Carly Simon, Nuttea, Caetano Veloso and Sting who
covered the song while playing a melody of his own "Can't Stand Losing
You / Reggatta de Blanc" while still with The Police in
1983. Ray Conniff and James Last orchestras
have performed the song as well, on their albums "Happiness Is"
(1966) and "Music From Across The Way" (1971), respectively. The
Jukebox Band perform this song in a Shining Time Station episode: Bully for Mr. Conductor.
The
term "Ackee" from the line "ackee, rice,
saltfish is nice" refers to the fruit of a tropical tree indigenous to the Ivory Coast and Gold Coast of West Africa; taken to Jamaica in
1793. It has some poisonous properties, yet if properly prepared the fruit is
quite good and is a part of the national dish "ackee and saltfish".
This
song has been translated into many languages. For example, in Bengali, there exist several translations,
some of which are quite well known. One Bengali version of the song became an
important anthem for the Naxalite revolutionary
movement in the 1970s and thus has significance for Bengali intellectuals in Kolkata society.
Famous Bangladeshi band “Souls” also sang
their own translated version in early 1990s which instantly became hit in
Bangladesh and is still celebrated by the music lovers in Bangladesh.
https://youtu.be/a729JpSFxf4
Lyrics
Down the way where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Sounds of laughter everywhere
And the dancing girls swaying to and fro
I must declare my heart is there
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Down at the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
'Akey' rice, salt fish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Down the way where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
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