Harry Belafonte - Jamaica Farewell

Song Name: Jamaica Farewell

By: Harry Belafonte

Country: Jamaica

Song Local Name: Not available

Album: Calypso

Link to buy: iTunes

Genre: traditional music of Jamaica , folk music of Jamaica , Jamaican folk music , mento , calypso

Date Added: 08 Mar 2017

Discovered By: Rocio Alvarez

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Jamaica Farewell by Harry Belafonte is part of folk music tradition in/by Jamaica. Folk Music of Jamaica is traditionally brother to some other region(s) in the world. If you want to listen to song(s) in the same genre or with the same root with Jamaica Farewell (or folk music of Jamaica), other than checking Jamaica you can also check music of Central America. From the top menu, first choose the desired region and then find the link from the map or country list.

"Jamaica Farewell" is a Jamaican-style folk song (mento[1]) about the beauties of the West Indian Islands. The song first appeared on Harry Belafonte's phenomenally successful album Calypso. It reached number fourteen on the Billboard Pop chart.

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