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An actor, humanitarian, and the acknowledged "King of Calypso," Harry Belafonte ranked among the most seminal performers of the postwar era. One of the most successful African-American pop stars in history, Belafonte's staggering talent, good looks, and masterful assimilation of folk, jazz, and worldbeat rhythms allowed him to achieve a level of mainstream eminence and crossover popularity virtually unparalleled in the days before the advent of the civil rights movement -- a cultural uprising which he himself helped spearhead. 
Harold George Belafonte, Jr., was born March 1, 1927, in Harlem, NY. The son of Caribbean-born immigrants, he returned with his mother to her native Jamaica at the age of eight, remaining there for the next five years. Upon returning to the U.S., Belafonte dropped out of high school to enlist in the U.S. Navy; after his discharge, he resettled in New York City to forge a career as an actor, performing with the American Negro Theatre while studying drama at Erwin Piscator's famed Dramatic Workshop alongside the likes of Marlon Brando and Tony Curtis.
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CD1

   1. Harry Belafonte - Lean On Me                            [03:13]
   2. Harry Belafonte - Recognition                           [02:53]
   3. Harry Belafonte - How Green Was My Valley               [03:13]
   4. Harry Belafonte - Deep As The River                     [02:56]
   5. Harry Belafonte - They Didn't Believe Me                [03:20]
   6. Harry Belafonte - Close Your Eyes                       [02:30]
   7. Harry Belafonte - Whispering                            [02:17]
   8. Harry Belafonte - Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child[03:19]
   9. Harry Belafonte - I Still Get A Thrill (Thinking Of You)[02:43]
  10. Harry Belafonte - Farewell To Arms                      [03:11]
  11. Harry Belafonte - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes               [02:56]
  12. Harry Belafonte - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes         [02:49]
  13. Harry Belafonte - Annabelle Lee                         [02:39]
  14. Harry Belafonte - Venezuela                             [02:41]
  15. Harry Belafonte - Simple, Simple, Simple                [03:06]
  16. Harry Belafonte - Only One Like Me                      [02:42]
  17. Harry Belafonte - Chimney Smoke                         [02:05]
  18. Harry Belafonte - A-Roving                              [03:23]
  19. Harry Belafonte - Man Smart (Woman Smarter)             [02:31]
  20. Harry Belafonte - Jerry (This Timber Got To Roll)       [02:19]
  21. Harry Belafonte - Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)        [02:45]
  22. Harry Belafonte - Shenandoah                            [03:19]
  23. Harry Belafonte - Man Smart (Woman Smarter)             [02:34]
  24. Harry Belafonte - Jerry (This Timber Got To Roll)       [02:35]
  25. Harry Belafonte - Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)              [02:34]
  26. Harry Belafonte - Springfield Mountain (To-Roo-De-Nay)  [02:33]
  27. Harry Belafonte - Suzanne (Every Night When The Sun Goes Down)[03:13]
  28. Harry Belafonte - Matilda                               [02:30]

CD2

   1. Harry Belafonte - Venezuela                             [02:58]
   2. Harry Belafonte - Kukla-Mu                              [03:06]
   3. Harry Belafonte - Pretty As A Rainbow                   [02:24]
   4. Harry Belafonte - Acorn In The Meadow                   [02:44]
   5. Harry Belafonte - I'm Just A Country Boy                [03:05]
   6. Harry Belafonte - Hold 'em Joe                          [02:37]
   7. Harry Belafonte - Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song)          [03:26]
   8. Harry Belafonte - The Drummer And The Cook              [02:06]
   9. Harry Belafonte - The Fox                               [02:48]
  10. Harry Belafonte - Delia                                 [03:02]
  11. Harry Belafonte - Soldier, Soldier                      [01:39]
  12. Harry Belafonte - Lord Randall                          [04:14]
  13. Harry Belafonte - Tol' My Captain                       [02:48]
  14. Harry Belafonte - John Henry                            [03:31]
  15. Harry Belafonte - The Next Big River                    [00:22]
  16. Harry Belafonte - Mark Twain                            [03:45]
  17. Harry Belafonte - Mo Mary                               [02:18]
  18. Harry Belafonte - Man Piaba                             [03:33]
  19. Harry Belafonte - Take My Mother Home                   [05:43]
  20. Harry Belafonte - Sylvie                                [05:21]
  21. Harry Belafonte - Noah                                  [04:53]
  22. Harry Belafonte - Baby Darlin'                          [02:59]
  23. Harry Belafonte - Hello Everybody                       [02:16]
  24. Harry Belafonte - Troubles                              [03:42]
  25. Harry Belafonte - Matilda                               [03:11]

CD3

   1. Harry Belafonte - Man Smart (Woman Smarter)             [03:35]
   2. Harry Belafonte - Waterboy                              [03:44]
   3. Harry Belafonte - Scarlet Ribbons                       [03:17]
   4. Harry Belafonte - Sylvie                                [05:23]
   5. Harry Belafonte - In The Great Gettin' Up Mornin'       [03:18]
   6. Harry Belafonte - Jump Down, Spin Around                [02:00]
   7. Harry Belafonte - Will His Love Be Like His Rum         [02:34]
   8. Harry Belafonte - Hosanna                               [02:39]
   9. Harry Belafonte - The Jack-Ass Song                     [02:53]
  10. Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song (Day-O)              [03:05]
  11. Harry Belafonte - Star-O                                [02:04]
  12. Harry Belafonte - Suzanne                               [03:20]
  13. Harry Belafonte - Unchained Melody                      [03:21]
  14. Harry Belafonte - Jamaica Farewell                      [03:04]
  15. Harry Belafonte - I Do Adore Her                        [02:48]
  16. Harry Belafonte - Dolly Dawn                            [03:14]
  17. Harry Belafonte - Brown Skin Girl                       [02:45]
  18. Harry Belafonte - Melda Massi                           [03:13]
  19. Harry Belafonte - Come Back Liza                        [03:06]
  20. Harry Belafonte - The Blues Is Man (1)                  [02:54]
  21. Harry Belafonte - The Blues Is Man (2)                  [02:51]
  22. Harry Belafonte - The Blues Is Man (3)                  [02:52]
  23. Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child                      [03:01]
  24. Harry Belafonte - Merci Bon Dieu                        [02:56]
  25. Harry Belafonte - Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma                 [04:59]

CD4

   1. Harry Belafonte - Once Was                              [02:58]
   2. Harry Belafonte - Hava Nageela                          [03:10]
   3. Harry Belafonte - Jamaica Farewell                      [02:48]
   4. Harry Belafonte - When The Saints Go Marching In        [02:57]
   5. Harry Belafonte - Merci Bon Dieu                        [02:52]
   6. Harry Belafonte - Once Was                              [04:46]
   7. Harry Belafonte - Hava Nageela                          [03:15]
   8. Harry Belafonte - Danny Boy                             [05:50]
   9. Harry Belafonte - The Drummer And The Cook              [03:57]
  10. Harry Belafonte - Come O My Love                        [04:26]
  11. Harry Belafonte - Shenandoah                            [03:46]
  12. Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child                      [04:21]
  13. Harry Belafonte - Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma                 [05:30]
  14. Harry Belafonte - Eden Was Like This                    [03:01]
  15. Harry Belafonte - When The Saints Go Marching In        [03:39]

CD5

   1. Harry Belafonte - Mama Look A Boo Boo                   [03:01]
   2. Harry Belafonte - Cocoanut Woman                        [03:01]
   3. Harry Belafonte - Island In The Sun                     [02:46]
   4. Harry Belafonte - Mama Look A Boo Boo                   [02:58]
   5. Harry Belafonte - Cocoanut Woman                        [03:17]
   6. Harry Belafonte - Scratch Scratch                       [02:43]
   7. Harry Belafonte - Don't Ever Love Me                    [02:47]
   8. Harry Belafonte - Cordelia Brown                        [02:54]
   9. Harry Belafonte - Island In The Sun                     [03:22]
  10. Harry Belafonte - Angelique-O                           [02:40]
  11. Harry Belafonte - Haiti Cherie                          [03:19]
  12. Harry Belafonte - Judy Drownded                         [03:27]
  13. Harry Belafonte - Lead Man Holler                       [04:16]
  14. Harry Belafonte - Love, Love Alone                      [03:20]
  15. Harry Belafonte - Lucy's Door                           [03:44]
  16. Harry Belafonte - Fifteen                               [03:26]
  17. Harry Belafonte - How Green Was My Valley