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One thing leads to another. I am watching a conference with Harry Belafonte.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 24 Mar 21

I started with his song at noon, most of which I know by heart. Now at YouTube, I found a conversation with him. It was interesting how the critic Henry Louis Gates described him "Radical before it was chic and remained so...

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Housework Calypso Style

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97990) • Daytona Beach, Florida 20 Mar 16

There I was engaged in my least favorite activity which is doing housework. On the radio I heard this song by Harry Belafonte “Jamaica Farewell”. Soon the Calypso mood had taken over and I found it much easier to do my chores....

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Engaging in a Favorite Hobby

Four Walls @FourWalls (86652) • United States 29 Nov 15

There have been a number of discussions about earworms, "last song syndrome," or "getting a song stuck in your head." Generally, that doesn't happen to me. I have nearly 8,400 songs (eight thousand four hundred -- it's...

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Calypso to ROFL to

AngryKittyMSV @AngryKittyMSV (4317) • United States 4 Jun 09

My mom is from Grenada. There is an old calypso song that gets played at pretty much every gathering of my mom's family, and it always makes me chuckle. I found the lyrics to it online, so I share it with you below. I just wish I...

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What ails West Indies Cricket?

snakequeen @snakequeen (1299) • India 3 Apr 08

West Indies,calypso cricketers, ruled the world in '70s. They were giant killers. Won the Prudential Cup when it started in 1975 and 1979 by beating the Australian and England Team authoritatively. Every cricket playing nation was...

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true vintage calypso

trinihd @trinihd (996) • United States 1 Feb 08

In case you want an example of what is truly vintage calypso, look for recordings by The Mighty Sparrow or Lord Kitchener (aka Kitchener) or Shadow or Valentino. These are true vintage recordings! Some people misappropriate the...

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bassman

trinihd @trinihd (996) • United States 2 Jan 08

I finally got hold of a legal copy of this song, (Bassman, by Shadow) from the new site selling local music, trinidadtunes.com I am excited! Buying local music will no longer by a tiresome trek through malls and searching...

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Harry Belafonte Collectors

edgarblythe @edgarblythe (14) • United States 7 Apr 07

Has anybody besides me collected Belafonte albums? I first bought the records, Belafonte, and, Belafonte Sings of the Carribean, in 1958. I went on to buy all of his major albums on RCA, except the collaboration with Nana...

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Does any one listen to soca or calypso music

Musicial @Musicial (471) 4 Dec 06

Does any one listen to soca or calypso music

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