Lionel Belasco - Venezuela

Venezuela by Lionel Belasco. "Lionel Belasco (born 1881; died in New York City, c. June 24, 1967) was a prominent pianist, composer and bandleader, best known for his calypso recordings... He traveled widely in the Caribbean and South America in his youth, absorbing a wide variety of musical influences. He was leading his own band by 1902. He made his first phonograph recordings in Trinidad in 1914, and soon after first traveled to New York City, where he made more recordings and set up a publishing business. He would continue to travel back and forth between New York and Trinidad for the rest of his life."

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• venezuela
• lionel
• belasco
• calypso

[marlenpatino]

Muy buena canción

[jenzeppelin]

I agree, it is beautiful! I fell in love with it the first time I heard it.

[rabsaque]

Thank You Seymour!



[TalesofCottontail]

I pantomime to this song in my underwear whenever I'm feeling down. Such a beautiful mournful sound to my ears...

[inkalus]

Amazing song

[kanshou]

This is amazing music. In a world of nickleback and lady gaga thankfully there is youtube and iTunes to remember this great artist.

[VanityAndCorruption]

I'm falling so in love with Lionel Belasco's music these days..

[Useless2112]

I wrote this song.

[cumanagoto]

This is just incredible!

[jimmyjk08]

so beautiful... this music takes me back...