Category
page 1Harry Belafonte songs
Unchained Melody
original film song composed by Alex North, lyrics by Hy Zaret; from the 1955 film "Unchained"
Day-O
traditional Jamaican folk song
Malaïka
Malaika Nakupenda Malaika is a Swahili song written by Tanzanian artist Adam Salim in 1945 and recorded for the first time by Kenyan musician Fadhili William. This song is possibly the most famous of all Swahili love songs in Tanzania, Kenya and in East Africa, as well as being one of the most widely known of all Swahili songs in the world. Malaika in this context means "angel" in Swahili, and this word has always been used by Swahili speakers to refer to a beautiful girl.
Cotton Fields
American blues song
Tomorrow Is a Long Time
song written and recorded by Bob Dylan
Mary's Boy Child
Christmas song written and composed by Jester Hairston; originally recorded by Harry Belafonte and released in 1956
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
folk song