« Harry Belafonte’s Calypso was the first album in history to
break all records by selling a million copies. We still remember
his extraordinary success to this day and in this double CD
Bruno Blum acclaims this achievement, covering the career of
the young Harry. We follow the path of this Black New Yorker
of Jamaican origin who debuted with urban and intellectual folk
before going on to the warmer rhythms of popular music from
the Caribbean islands – mento and calypso. »
Patrick Frémeaux
CD1 1. Mark Twain - 2. Man Piaba - 3. John Henry - 4. Tol' My Captain - 5. Kalenda Rock - 6. The Fox - 7. The Next Big River - 8. Water Boy - 9. Troubles - 10. Suzanne (Every Night When The Sun Goes Down) - 11. Matilda - 12. Noah - 13. Scarlet ribbons (for her hair) - 14. In that Great gettin' up Mornin' - 15. Unchained Melody - 16. Jump down, spin around - 17. Hello everybody - 18. Shenandoah - CD2 : 1. Day O (The Banana Boat Song) - 2. I do adore her - 3. Jamaica Farewell - 4. Will his love be like his Rum - 5. Dolly Dawn - 6. Star O - 7. The jack ass song - 8. Hosanna - 9. Come back Liza - 10. Brown Skin Girl - 11. Man Smart (Woman Smarter) - 12. Scratch Scratch - 13. Lucy's Door - 14. Cordelia Brown - 15. Don't ever love me - 16. Love, Love Alone - 17. Cocoanut Woman - 18. Haiti Chérie - 19. Judy Drowned - 20. Island in the Sun - 21. Angélique-O - 22. Lead Man Holler