Harry Belafonte

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Biography

Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927 in New York, New York, United States) is an African-American musician, actor and social activist of Jamaican ancestry. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the “King of Calypso” for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the “Banana Boat Song”, with its signature lyric “Day-O”.

Top Tracks

1	Day-O (Banana Boat Song)	793
2	Jump in the Line	718
3	Jamaica Farewell	167
4	Matilda	92
5	Island in the Sun	67
6	Angelina	60
7	Mary's Boy Child	50
8	Man Smart (Woman Smarter)	44
9	Day-O	42
10	Come Back Liza	39
11	Shake, Shake Senora	35
12	Coconut Woman	34
13	I Do Adore Her	32
14	Try to Remember	28
15	Cocoanut Woman	26