Harry Belafonte

[yokosukan]

うは～懐かしい！

幼児の時分、父親に毎日聞かされて育ったよ。

変わらないステージングだ。

最高のエンタテナーだね。

[Letsgojettin]

Haa Haa, what a happy feeling this song makes me feel. When his album at Carnige Hall came out in around '58 I listened to it and at age 2 1/2 would stand on the hearth of the fireplace and sing all the songs, pretending to be him...what fond memories of childhood, and a mother who had good taste in music. Bless U all.

[Immerghensi]

i'm sad that my friends don't know who this guy is :(

[brl549782401]

older than dirt and man is just hot

[Kailoa36]

After all these he still has it! I love that man1

[o1Mads]

Basked :)

[claunspillo]

wonderful :-D

[mylighthouse10]

MATILDA!!!!!!

[chicanjos]

a great man, harry belafonte.

[Letsgojettin]

Venezuela is really pretty on the coast and mountians. I would sing this song @ 3 years old and sing to it while playing chess. Harry has a world class act, try listening to "Man Piaba", it is a funny song by him also.

[Aldragor101]

this song is AMAZING!

[justasilly1]

Mr Belafonte, L I V I N G - L E G E N D. Salute salute salute!!! (and DAAAMN he's still one STEAMING man hehehe)

[venintertrader]

Honor to m

y dear country : VENEZUELA

[gregbutcher1]

wow listen to all those great sounds of the band, love it.

[pagalley1]

Belafonte was kind of like Sammy Davis Jr...He sang and acted, and did both well...Of course, Sammy was a brilliant dancer too...Harry's voice is raspy and smooth and no matter what genre of music he chose to sing, he always sounded wonderful...Of course, most people know him for his Calypsonian songs, particularly the Banana Boat song...I like Harry's music, it's upbeat and you can't help but move while listening to it, and no matter how down you feel, listening to Harry always brings a smile.

[mmadziarka00]

no nie, co za pozytywny człowiek! ;D

<3

[MiniMousePoo2]

What year is this?

[44Tili]

Just wonderful!!!

[sfp819]

this was terrible it was the same words over and over again

[viper7134]

THIS MAN THIS HERO IS MY REASON FOR SING FOR SIX YEAR EVER SENCE I FIRST HURD ONE OF I S SONGS

[goddard1953]

bloody fantastic voice

[chicanjos]

the girls in chorus are very pretty and cute.

[daaanNederland]

look the three women going on 9:11

haha what a performance

[chicanjos]

@daaanNederland sorry, but there are only two girls in chorus.

[twokidsonehusband]

Why isn't this man "People's" sexiest man alive cover, every year!  Maybe they should have classiest man alive............shoe in.

[fileerror404]

Wow! 432000 views...probably more than it ever got on PBS. :) I was the editor on this, great time, met Harry briefly for a screening. This makes me 2 degrees of Kevin Bacon :) Props to Jim B. for direction! If you're at NYU Film School, your docu proff did this :D And please, if you need an editor in the L.A. area, send me a PM for schedule. RH

[sephra86]

i love this man.....

[freddiefreeman]

With no problems Immigrating, people moved freely between the islands,based upon the prosperity of the best. It is said that during LOW tide, people walked across to VENEZUELA from Trinidad, in the southern most part.. This song was initially sung in the 30's, was enhanced by Harry Belafonte in the Fifties and was upgraded to the concert hall level that we currently enjoy.

He acknowledges every Musician with a HUNH HUNH and throws himself into it and makes this rendition an enormous success. FF

[freddiefreeman]

With no problems Immigrating, people moved freely between the islands,based upon the prosperity of the best. It is said that during LOW tide, people walked across to VENEZUELA from Trinidad, in the southern most part.. This song was initially sung in the 30's, was enhanced by Harry Belafonte in the Fifties and was upgraded to the concert hall level that we currently enjoy.

He acknowledges every Musician with a HUNH HUNH and throws himself into it and makes this rendition an enormous success. F

[lluvianihilista]

so that's why the ship is called belafonte in The Life Aquatic...

[lovinstufflive]

COME BACK, baby...pleeeeeaaaasssseeeeeeee­!!! boys are stupid- throw rocks at them!

[wratched]

If Qadaffi runs to Venezuela, the Libyans should make this their national anthem.

[busessuck1]

I don't like tis guy... he's too slick

[Xipez]

@busessuck1 was that a complement or an insult, I'm confused

[smitzininhoNL]

o lord i wished this concert was being showed tomorrow, here in amsterdam or the hague.

unfortunately I did NOT even excist when this concert was on.

[daaanNederland]

incredible what a man, what a personality, performance, what a music, what a voice, what a singer.

one of best. Vive!!

[daaanNederland]

is this An Evening With Belafonte And Friends???

do you got the whole show??

[TheFilmagno]

He's dyslexic

[kthxwillia]

Love, love, love this man! Thanks!

[montiscipaolo]

UN PUNTO.....ARRIVI.....e......no­n trovi altro.Cercando nel passato Questa e´ musica.....per Arry non fu molto facile.......ora?.....anche...­..prima!

[1ster1]

Oh yes, never was and never will be another like him! Many thanks for posting this.

[LibraryUser61]

Most people just borrow, but geniuses steal. Nobody does it all on their own.

[4nn3tt40803]

Best Performance ever!!! Love Belafonte... My King of Calypso...! And the band as well the singers are great !! It's really a great setting of performance..! Thank you so very much for sharing this video...! God Bless Harry Belafonte! Greeting from Indonesia.

[Tarck452]

Harry Belafonte's balls a delicious!

[EmmeeLog]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this. It really made my day!

[kanikel007]

LOVE THIS

[6374474]

This was undoubtedly the best performance for this type of music on Youtube.It was a commanding performance and Harry had the audience literally eating out of his hands.It was also a very nice setting with very good musicians.Regards from Trinidad.

[ursruegg]

Just lovely, really happy and relaxing music :)

Thank you Harry Belafonte.

[wierdgurlsz]

Love when the singer sing, lol, she showed him

[wierdgurlsz]

Maaatilda.....Maaatilda.... Maaaaatilda, she take me money and run too Venezwala!

[55Abelardo]

Harry I love you man you are the greatest I have enjoyed listening.

[toktok6100]

人生　賛歌

[55Abelardo]

He is the greatest.

[marcelline7]

mon préféré

[ccaammiiittoo1]

Merci, bon Dieu, for giving us Harold George Belafonte, Jr.

[Kecro10]

This is an all time favourite, I saw this show live, great show, still a great voice, great musicians, what a party. woooow.

[TheStoryteller01]

Is that Debrah Messing of "Will & Grace" at 8:36???

[JFer1177]

Or should I say he still has it!

[JFer1177]

Man still had it when he got old too!!! Dang what a Cat!

[chriskiefer79]

my buddy was at this show .it was in upstate ny at some college.

[Bassmann6String]

Its a very powerful song! I love it! God bless you and your band! Greats from Germany!

[BULASIO]

HAA BELFONTE I WISH YOU SPEEDY RECOVERY!! YOUR PERFORMANCE WITH MIRIAM MAKEBA WAS THE FIRST I HAD EVER WATCHED-NOW THIS WAS IN THE EARLY 60's

- BELAFONTE YOU ARE GREAT!!

GOOD LUCK MAN!!!

BULASIO from BUGANDA

[magean100]

this the guy I grew up with. God, how much I loved his music! I thought that there is nothing better than this

[aleharfouche]

WWWOOOWW!!! GREAT!!!

[clelibar]

Incredible voice and rythm!

[japanesesen]

Awesome!! Party time!!!

[mindymccrity]

anyone with "because it's christmas day"?

[matimare]

Great!

[ccaammiiittoo1]

He was a visual artist. Like Lena Horne, he's best being watched as he performs. And also like Lena Horne, he's at his best not holding a mike. By the way, was he in attendance at Horne's funeral?

[TheXIsles]

Wow amazing arrangement of a classic!

[rorygirl]

Matilda is one of his best! ;)

[dayofthesnakes]

I believe this concert was in Winnipeg Canada

[justaman6972]

bravo!

[garyemorin]

go harry go!

[yoeduard]

funny song :X

[jahe57]

Hello there, who can tell me where the concert of Harry Belefonte on 8-9-2008 toke place and if there are more songs to see on YouTube?

[Rain2103]

Scheiß "Sony Music Entertainment" - verpißt Euch aus Youtube !

[4anio]

God bless---great Harry

[riu0811]

ベラフォンテさん良い声やなぁ！

[Chematico]

Wow!!! this is a Latin sound and Calypso sound... bello! and sounds my country Venezuela!!! bello!!

[Gollyfats]

Thanks for posting...

[Monarch441]

Bravo Belafonte! What a great job! Thanks a million for posting this Ivospee1969! He is still my favorite showman... I loved his singing since I was 3 years old...

[triniguitarman]

Which guitar is he on?

[akitaroy]

simply amazing. I feel alive again!

[MARIAESTHERGUZMAN]

JAJAJAJAJAAAAA!!!!!!!! Pobre tipo: Matilda le toma los reales y se va a Venezuela... cINCO ESTRELLAS PARA ESTE GRAN ARTISTA Y SU GRUPO. SON EXCELENTES... *****

[brotmann86]

im so glad i went to a concert of him with my parents in '97 when i was 11, it was magical and i'll never forget it

[tatewakikuno]

Harry Belafonte I estimate and appreciate you!

Ma til da !!

[pedrojls18]

WAaaooo i justo love the way Harry Belafonte did his life....its an awesome musician

[MsWeber2009]

I didn´t know Harry Belafonte, but by that song, Banana Boat. It would make a lot of success in Brazil, these musics remember very much the song of Bahia.

[calamityjadis]

Joy Fagan passed away Dec, 23rd 2009 and Harry Belafonte was one of her favorites... she introduced me to his music and I am thankful for that and thankful for this being on youtube I listened to this in tribute and remembrance of Joy... my prayers go out to her and her family... we will all be reunited one day and dance and sing to this, love you Joy! xoxo

[ShmahoogaleMusicProj]

thats my dad on guitar

[ahgugsrinivasan]

@ShmahoogaleMusicProj

lol..

[mikilavush]

Lev.19:27; 1Tim.2:9, 1John 2:15 etc.

[Cryingbearcub]

Shovelware,

If you have nothing good to say, keep your words to yourself...

[bohiragoto]

Thanks a zillion ... what a post! ... Belafonte always sounds great

[dylanjarvis13]

@bohiragoto

[monicadumitre]

Renee, I like your taste! You know, I used to sing and dance in house that song that my washing machine was called since then Matilda. Cause my dance partner was its electric cable. I changed twice washing machines, but Matilda is still Matilda. Dikke zoen as you deserve.

[Shovelware]

Er is iets serieus met je aan de hand als je met je kabel danst....Tip: Bezoek een art.s :P

[gloriagomezguzman]

My first, my last and my every thing:

God bless you, Harry Belafonte

[BULASIO]

@gloriagomezguzman

HAA BELFONTE I WISH YOU SPEEDY RECOVERY!! YOUR PERFORMANCE WITH MIRIAM MAKEBA WAS THE FIRST I HAD EVER WATCHED-NOW THIS WAS IN THE EARLY 60's

- BELAFONTE YOU ARE GREAT!!

GOOD LUCK MAN!!!

[Lionforever1860]

Great singer after Fats Domino

It gaves many but this my opinion

L.G.

Lion

[palaladia]

This is an absolutly AMAZING performance. it´s not my musicstyle but this is the best performance i´ve ever saw:)

[simstephen]

How many times can you add something to your favorites?

[alber12111]

i cant stop listening to this brilliant performance. what an amazing entertainer. God bless him!!!!

[absolutionmm]

where is this from?! i need to see the rest of this concert

[L77kim77l]

@absolutionmm

It's from a live CD recorded 1989 in Germany. It's called "Belafonte '89" (EMI Records). Absolutely brilliant stuff!

[olahdislau]

Genial, genial, genial

[KarinSchook]

what a GREAT performance!!

[davtholo]

schon geiill

[1ster1]

How marvelous tohear once again one of the greats of my teenage years. Thanks for posting this.

[Manikkonduct]

I was wondering who did that song from beetlejuice and came across this guy, He's very original ,fair play to him

[jaffasam11]

best ever creator ever

[mrborbasr]

grande cantor...

[LoveHeartLogicHead]

How about putting up a live performance of Day-O The Banana Boat Song on YouTube?

[obaadepoju]

This is no doubt one of the best performances of the song EVER....especially the vocals at the end. Where is this performance from?

[bigdaddyjohnny59]

Now THAT"S entertainment. I couldn't decide whether to laugh or cry, so I was doing both. LoL. Absolutely brilliant performance by one of the best, ever. Thanks for the great post

[69Tuscany]

I saw this PBS special while I was living in Connecticut. I moved from CT in early 1999. I would guess that the concert was in 1998.

[MARIAESTHERGUZMAN]

¡¡¡¡HOY MISMO me caso con Harry!!!

¡¡¡¡¡Qué talento...!!!! =;D

[deutschrouquine]

he is amazing

[chrisrathjen]

Em0ti0ns 10/10 Musik 10/10

pure aws0me

[jeffreypaz1961]

i love you Harry Belafonte

[mapexpaistedw]

3:40 piano solo mad

[PAOW1987]

mathilda,i like this song

[340098]

calypsnonia sound

[unacaterina]

Semplicemente meraviglioso!

[sillama]

Lord, I love Harry Belafonte!! And Morris Goldberg wails on the sax! They are super in the percussion section. And the Singers are Amazing!

[MARIAESTHERGUZMAN]

qué ricura de inerpetación de un clásico ¡y por su intérprete original...! grandioso... gracias...

[Lupo713]

im about to go in playing the saxophone i soooo wnnna play this song !!!!

[chanio]

Belafonte-Timeless

[ldstiesto]

How old is this video?

[2blakandbold]

Harry Harry "still good looking"!

[A22TI]

sublime!sublime monsieur Belafonte

[autobahner14]

What a song! Can anyone pls tell me on which CD exactly this version is on?

[bill1882]

I think it is from a PBS fundraiser about 5-10 years ago. A quick web search I made today did not locate a CD or DVD of it.

[MWDreischor]

Both the cd and dvd are named "An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends" and are still available.

[ruhigestrenge]

you get it on amazon under the title "belafonte and friends"

[nosirrahm]

Timeless

[briefine]

einfach nur gut...

[marionhoffmann]

Thank you for this sovereign music. It is beyond time and fashion. A piece of true artistry. Merry Christmas to all from Paris, France

[cletuspop]

I just made my dog dance with me.

[qiang0123]

God made this music! My tears flow down my face, Great version!

[keel24]

that sax player is OMG good, awesome, and more good stuff lol

[diggita]

He's the same guy that plays the pennywhistle in Paul Simon's "You can call me Al" on the graceland album. His name is Morris Goldberg.

[darkdominance911]

respect

[Pad0E0Rich]

God damn !!! oh i´m sorry bless gog but this song is awsome

[freakhmetal23]

great music, great voice, great show, i just feel disappointed he didnt sing "shake shake senora" and "banana boat song"

[letzteversion]

Is there anybody who doesn´t want to dance when watching this vid? an amazing man, great voice and lots of fun on stage.

[quebuenochanzon]

I danced when I was a child, and I'm dancing still at age 50. Fabulous!!!!

[jaherrick]

i thoroughly enjoyed that :D very good!!!

[giopic68]

braaaaaavoooooooooo!

[darpan74]

Awesome !!

[JSB1882]

There is no greater humanitarian and artist as this man! He's an inspiration. This was from a PBS fund raiser from around 1999. I love this man!

[lunymoxa]

banana song el que la canta no chido

[santoremedio2005]

esto es ritmo¡ a mover, a mover los pies y el cuerpo ...

[chrisconil]

you started the reggae thing

[ngaikz]

Oh!!! alrigth men MATILDA as she is shes anywhere........ great music to dance w/ a legend comes back again & again i like this...

sailor'81

[lovemeg5186]

FANTASTIC! A musical legend!

[druss56]

that was freakin amazing

[usernamemrk]

In my view, one of the greatest Americans.

[dc9super80]

Jamaican - American to be exact, hear the strong West Indian accent still :D

[sweetreggaeprincess]

MATILDA!!! MATILDA!!! She tek mi money an run a Venezuela!!!

[juanhcolon]

I've never seen this in my life. I'm 25 Dominican born and Floridian raised. I love it though. It's uplifting music.

[coralreef3728]

Sir Harry Belafonte,

the Greatest Entertainer,

proven by the audiences !

[coralreef3728]

Very Valuable & Memorable Collection !

The great Legend Artist Sir Harry Belafonte

with lovely Chorus and wondeful Bands.

Many thanks for posting & sharing.

[WileyPossum]

OK, I've watched this 7 times now and find something new each time. I love it! Thanks for posting this!

[ZZZStepUpGrlZzZzZ]

The saxophonist is amazing!!

[coralreef3728]

Yes, agree the saxophonist is really ammazing !

[nwannennaya]

Wonderful,fell in love with harry's songs as a kid, still a big fan.watched this first in '97 on t.v took me over 10yrs to acquire my own dvd,can't stop playing it.Great!

[PECCEP88]

Yes! I love this one, i remember watching this on the television like 12 years ago (i dont know what year this took place though). Still, excellent; brings back memories

[lagatera77]

FUNKISIMO!!! What a funky afro groove! I couldn't help but dance throughout the house! Awesome musicians.

[Andreasist21]

Kann irgendjemand sagen, wie der Chor heisst ???

Did anyone know something about the singers ???

[SMCBW]

Vocals - LaTanya Hall, Gwendolyn Jackson, Sam McKelton and Fluitt

[coralreef3728]

Would you please advise as to the following

my curiosities, if you konw ;

*what is the meaning of " fuma la cachimba "

*what is the genre of rhythm ? Is it Calypso ?

Your help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks.

coralreef3728

[moesestheone]

`fuma la cachimba...

it means to smoke the pipe...

the other things i dont know..lol

[MacDrumpet]

Richie Bona on guitar! :)