Biografía:
Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (1 de marzo de 1927, Nueva York, Estados Unidos) es un músico, actor y activista social de ascendencia jamaicana. Conocido como el "Rey del Calypso" por popularizar este estilo musical caribeño de la década de los 50. Su canción más conocida (que le llevó al primer puesto en las listas de éxitos en 1957) tal vez sea "Day-O (Banana boat song"), que forma parte de la banda sonora de Beetlejuice, de Tim Burton, junto con "Shake señora".
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Otras canciones:
- Banana Boat Song
- Island In The Sun
- Jamaica Farewell
- Jump In The Line
- Mr Bojangles
- The Lion Sleeps Tongiht
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Turn Around
- Jump In The Line (Shake, Senora)
- Angelina
- Coconut Woman
- Come Back Liza
- I Do Adore Her
- In That Great Gettin Up Mornin
- Jump In The Line Shake Senora
- Kingston Market
- Land Of The Sea And Sun
- Mama Look
- Man Piaba
- Man Smart Woman Smarter
- Marys Boychild Christmas Song
- Matilda
- Mo Mary
- Monkey
- Oh Freedom
- Round The Bay Of Mexico
- Scarlet Ribbons
- The Fox
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Mary's Boychild:Harry Belafonte.
Was first released on the Pop Charts
by Belafonte in '56.
It hit # 1 in UK in '57. Boney M. made it #1
in UK, again, in '78.
#1.
C F Dm G C
Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible says,
C F Dm C G C
Mary`s boychild, Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day.
CHORUS:
C F G C Am Dm G
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today,
C F Dm C G C
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.
#2.
C F Dm
While shepherds watch their flocks by night,
G C
they see a bright new shining star.
F Dm
They hear a choir sing a song,
C G C
the music seemed to come from afar.
CHORUS:
#3.
C F Dm G C
Now Joseph and his wife, Mary, came to Bethlehem that night.
C F Dm
They found no place to bear the child,
C G C
not a single room was in sight.
CHORUS:
#4.
C F Dm G C
And then they found a little nook, in a stable all forlorn.
C F Dm C G C
And in a manger, cold and dark, Mary`s little boy was born.
CHORUS:
#5.
C F G C Am Dm G
Trumpets sound and Angels sing...listen to what they say,
G C F Dm C G C
that man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.
CHORUS:(x2)
A fifties Christmas smash from Kraziekhat.
Was first released on the Pop Charts
by Belafonte in '56.
It hit # 1 in UK in '57. Boney M. made it #1
in UK, again, in '78.
#1.
C F Dm G C
Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible says,
C F Dm C G C
Mary`s boychild, Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day.
CHORUS:
C F G C Am Dm G
Hark now! Hear the Angels sing, a King was born today,
C F Dm C G C
and man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.
#2.
C F Dm
While shepherds watch their flocks by night,
G C
they see a bright new shining star.
F Dm
They hear a choir sing a song,
C G C
the music seemed to come from afar.
CHORUS:
#3.
C F Dm G C
Now Joseph and his wife, Mary, came to Bethlehem that night.
C F Dm
They found no place to bear the child,
C G C
not a single room was in sight.
CHORUS:
#4.
C F Dm G C
And then they found a little nook, in a stable all forlorn.
C F Dm C G C
And in a manger, cold and dark, Mary`s little boy was born.
CHORUS:
#5.
C F G C Am Dm G
Trumpets sound and Angels sing...listen to what they say,
G C F Dm C G C
that man will live forever more because of Christmas Day.
CHORUS:(x2)
A fifties Christmas smash from Kraziekhat.
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