Harry Belafonte - Jamaica Farewell

Harry Belafonte
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
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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