Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

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". Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitar...

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". Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes. In recent years (as of 2006), he has been a vocal critic of the policies of the Bush Administration.
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"Banana Boat Song (Day O)" - 1956

D, F, A, C, C#, F#, G, F#m

F, Am, A#, C, Gm, Dm

Abraham, Martin and John

D, F#m, G, Gm, C, A, Bm, F#, Em, B, Am

Bm, D, F#m, G, Em, A, Am, E

D#, G#, A#, Fm, E, A, B, Em, Bm

F, C, Gm, A#

A, A#, Dm, D#, G, C, B, Bm, F#m, D, D#m, C#, E, F#, F

E, F#m, B, A

Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

F#, F, Eb, B, Ebm, Ab, C#, Bbm, Bm, F#m, Abm

E, A, D, Em, Am, G

Betty An' Dupree

F, Fm, A#, C, G, G#, C#, Cm

Brown Skin Girl

F#, E, B, A, F#m

B, E, A, C#m

E, B, G#m, G#, C#, F#m

Come Away Melinda

C#, G#, B, E, G#m, D#m, D#

Em, B, A, Am, C, E, D, F

F, C, A#, Gm

F, C, G#, Fm, Am, A#, C#, Gm, D, A, D#, Dm, G, Cm

Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma

C, G, Am, Dm, F

D, G, A, F#, Bm, Am, C, Gm, Em, E, F#m

Day-O (Banana Boat Song)

D, F, A, C, C#, F#, G, F#m

Day-O (Banana Boat)

A#, C, D#, F, F#, B, D, E, Dm, Gm, Fm

D, A, Am, G, A#, Gm, Dm, Bm, Em

Em, A, D, G, B, E, C, F#m

Did You Hear About Jerry

A, G#, Am, E, F, G#m

Dm, A, F, C, A#, Gm

Don't Stop the Carnival

G, C, Am, D, Em, Gm, A, Dm, D#

F, A#, D#, Gm, C, F#, Dm, G, Am, A#m, Cm

G, C, D, Dm, Em, Am, E, A, F

G#m, C#, F#, B, D#m, G#, F#m, D#

Go Down Emanuel Road

D#, A#, D, G#, F

C, A, D, G, Bm, E, Em, F#, C#, A#m, A#, G#, F#m

A#, D#, G#, Fm

E, Am, A, Dm, G

Hello Everybody

A#, D#, C#, F, C, E, F#, A, G#

B, C#m, A, E

A#, F, G#, D#, B, F#

F#, C#, G#m, G#, F#m

I'm Just a Country Boy

C, F, G, Dm, A, A#, Em, D, Am, C#, D#, Fm

Island In The Sun

D#, G#, A#, Fm, E, A#m

Island in the Sun.flv

D#, G#, A#, C#, Fm, B, E, A, F#m

Jamaica Farewell

D, A, Em, G, C

Jamaica Farewell

D, A, Em, G, C

Jamaica Farewell (live) 1997

Eb, Bb, Ab, Gm, F#dim, Cm, Fdim, Ebm, Fm, Abm, Bbm, C, F, C#, G

Jehova the Lord Will Provide

F#, G, C, D, B, C#, Em, Bm, A

Jehovah the Lord Will Provide

C, G, D, Em, Bm

E, B, Am, A, F#m, Em

F, C, A#, G, Gm

A#, D#, F, C, G

La Bamba (live)

F, C, D#, A#

D, Bm, G, Em, A, F#m, F#, Am, B

F#m, Em, E, A, Am, C, B, Bm, D#m, A#, F, D, G

Love, Love Alone

Em, A, Am, B, E, F#m, G, C, D, D#

F, C, A#, Gm, Am

F, C, A#, Am, Gm

Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad

A#, Fm, F, A, Dm, G, G#, C, B, D, C#, Cm, D#, E, Bm, Gm

Mama Look a Bubu

F#, G#m, C#m, C#, E, B

Mama Look-A Boo Boo

F#, E, C#, G#m, B

G, C, D, Gm, D#, Am, A, G#

Man Smart (Woman Smarter)

E, Bm, D, Em, B, A, G#, F#

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