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Harry Belafonte, Almanac, 18 February 1954 "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" 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. It is a call and response work song, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ...
Genius Annotation. 2 contributors. “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” is a single from Harry Belafonte ’s 1956 album Calypso is an adaptation of a vernacular Jamaican work song. This version of...
Banana Boat Song. Harry Belafonte. Track 1 on Greatest Hits. Producers. Herman Diaz Jr. & Tony Scott. 1955 1 viewer 26.2K views. 3 Contributors. Banana Boat Song Lyrics. Day-o, day-o....
Learn about the history and meaning of this traditional Jamaican song that became a hit for Harry Belafonte in 1956. Find out how he adapted the lyrics, who else covered it, and how it was used in movies and TV shows.