Calypso (album)
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Calypso is the third studio album by recording artist Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1956. The album became his second consecutive number-one album on the Billboard Best Selling Pop Albums
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Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
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"Day-O " is a traditional Jamaican folk song. The song has mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better-known calypso music.
Calypso (album)
…in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The first track "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)" largely contributed to the success of the album and became Belafonte's signature song, the single reaching number five on Billboard's pop chart…
Harry Belafonte, Almanac, 18 February 1954