The calypso king rode to fame on that wave that he started, but it quickly became clear that Belafonte could positively own a blues classic, jazz standard, folk tune, gospel song…anything he took on.... more

The first single-disc anthology of Belafonte's RCA classics in more than a decade! His '50s hits Banana Boat (Day-O); Mary's Boy Child; Mama Look at Bubu; Jamaica Farewell; Cocoanut Woman; Island in... more