''Calypso Carnival'' is a studio album by
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...
, released by
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...
in 1971.
[ Allmusic entry for ''Calypso Carnival''Retrieved November 2009.] This was Belafonte's fifth and final
Calypso album.
Track listing
# "Don't Stop the Carnival" – 5:00
# "Chinita" (
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.
His compositions include "Where Is the Love", a Gra ...
, William Salter) – 3:29
# "Trinidad Carnival Time" (MacDonald, Salter, Primes) – 4:12
# "Lena" – 3:33
# "Black And White (Together)" (MacDonald) – 3:14
# "Out De Fire" – 3:45
# "Season for Carnival" (MacDonald, Sealy) – 3:53
# "Custer's Last Stand" (Dickson, Hall, Gary Romero) – 3:51
# "Mango, Cocoanut, Sugar Cane" (MacDonald) – 4:04
# "Elegant Donkey (Jackass)" (MacDonald) – 3:07
Personnel
*
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...
– vocals
* Arranged and conducted by
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.
His compositions include "Where Is the Love", a Gra ...
*
Sivuca
Severino Dias de Oliveira (May 26, 1930 – December 14, 2006), known professionally as Sivuca, was a Brazilian accordionist, guitarist and singer. In addition to his home state of Paraíba, Brazil, and cities Recife and Rio de Janeiro, he worke ...
- Accordion
Production notes:
*
Jack Pleis
Jack K. Pleis (May 11, 1917 – December 5, 1990) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, conductor, composer and producer. He recorded on London and Decca Records in the 1950s, and Columbia Records in the 1960s. During the course of his career, ...
– producer
* Bob Simpson – engineer
*
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.
His compositions include "Where Is the Love", a Gra ...
– arrangements
* Frankie Francis – arrangements
* William Eaton – arrangements
References
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1971 albums
Harry Belafonte albums
RCA Records albums
Albums arranged by Ralph MacDonald
Albums conducted by Ralph MacDonald
Albums produced by Jack Pleis