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  1. "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" is a #calypso song composed by #LordKitchener and best known from a version recorded by vocalist #HarryBelafonte in 1961.
    youtube.com/watch?v=qFRbm1zuXA4

  2. On April 25, 2023: #HarryBelafonte, Jamaican-American Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning calypso #singer ("Banana Boat Song"), #actor (Buck & the Preacher), and human rights activist, died of congestive heart failure at 96.
    #RIP 💐

  3. On Apr 25, 2023: #HarryBelafonte, Jamaican-American Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning calypso #singer ("Banana Boat Song"), #actor (Buck & the Preacher), and human rights activist, died of congestive heart failure at 96.
    #RIP 🕯️

  4. On March 1st, 1927: #HarryBelafonte, Jamaican-American Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning calypso #singer ("Banana Boat Song"), #actor (Buck & the Preacher), and human rights activist, born in Harlem, New York (d. 2023).
    #HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️

  5. "Mary's Boy Child", also known as "Mary's Little Boy Child" or "Mary's Little Boy Chile", is a 1956 #ChristmasSong written by #JesterHairston. It is widely performed as a #ChristmasCarol. The song is most associated with #HarryBelafonte who released it as a single in December 1956, and on his album the following year, #AnEveningWithBelafonte. The song has been recorded twice by #AndyWilliams; once on his 1965 album #MerryChristmas.
    youtube.com/watch?v=Sib4S88wDLI

  6. #OnThisDay in 1955, Calypso singer #HarryBelafonte records his signature tune "Day-O" (Banana Boat Song) in NYC.