Harry Belafonte
Calypso

AFZ138 / 780014213824
(P) 2005 (2013) Audio Fidelity [254]

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Originally released in 1956, Belafonte's third album was the first full-length gramophone LPs to sell over one million copies, topping the charts for 31 weeks on the strength of hits like "Jamaica Farewell" and the immortal "Banana Boat (Day-O)". Mostly consisting of music written by the Trinidadian songwriter Lord Burgess, Calypso had an incredible impact on popular music of the 50's and 60's, bringing Caribbean rhythms to a wider audience and making Belafonte one of the most successful Caribbean-American pop stars in history. An absolute landmark in 50's American Pop Culture.

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