Reggae Reggae Caribbean Caribbean Folk Music (Used, New, Hard-to-Find)

IN POP AND JAZZ: NEW RELEASES | BROWSE ALL GENRES | STAFF PICKS | BARGAINS

» advanced search

browse MUSIC

Page 1 of 4

sort by

1	Calypso (1956) more music like this by Harry Belafonte This is the album that made Harry Belafonte's career. Up to this point, calypso had only been a part of Belafonte's focus in his recordings of folk music styles. But with this landmark album, calypso not only became tattooed to Belafonte permanently; it had a revolutionary effect on folk music in the 1950s and '60s. The album consists of songs ... see all copies from $7.49! new only from $10.00!
2	Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (1959) more music like this by Harry Belafonte The granddaddy of all live albums, this double-LP set captures the excitement of a Harry Belafonte concert at the height of his popularity. Sampled from two consecutive performances of identical material, Belafonte at Carnegie Hall was an anomaly at a time when only comedy albums were recorded outside of the studio environment. It wasn't the first ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $11.06!
3	Only a Fool (1998) more music like this by Mighty Sparrow/Byron Lee see all copies from $6.21! new only from $10.64!
4	Very Best of Harry Belafonte [RCA] (2001) more music like this by Harry Belafonte RCA's Very Best of Harry Belafonte fulfills the title in fine fashion, compiling 20 of his best-known hits onto a single CD (though it cheats slightly by adding a pair of unreleased tracks, "Bam Bam Bamba" and "Two Brothers"). Fans of his breakout Calypso LP from 1956 will find several tracks here -- the obvious "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" plus ... see all copies from $11.76! new only from $15.75!
5	Hanapepe Dream (2003) more music like this by Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues Recorded in the year 2000 in Bremen and in Hawaii, Hanapepe Dream is ethnomusicologist, guitarist, and composer Taj Mahal's own gumbo of Caribbean, Polynesian, African, and American folk roots styles done up in the glorious dress of "song," for anyone who has ears to hear, feet to shuffle, and an ass to shake. Featuring a large band replete with ... see all copies from $3.57! new only from $15.85!
6	An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends (1997) more music like this by Harry Belafonte An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends is an album to accompany the live performance of the same shown on PBS television stations in 1997. It is a remarkable album, especially considering Belafonte's longevity. The album contains multiple songs dealing with oppression and freedom, as it is one of Belafonte's major endeavors. There are some ... see all copies from $5.75! new only from $5.75!
7	16 Carnival Hits (1992) more music like this by Mighty Sparrow & Lord Kitchener Two of Trinidad's greatest calypsonians -- both of whom excelled into the age of soca -- on one disc? It's like heaven. After all, these two dominated Trinidad's Carnival Road March from 1956-1972, and a number of those winning songs are here, from Sparrow's "May May" to Kitchener's "Miss Tourist." But simply, there's not a single dud among the 16 ... see all copies from $5.25! new only from $5.25!
8	All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1978) more music like this by Harry Belafonte All Time Greatest Hits collects most of Harry Belafonte's biggest calypso hits, including "Banana Boat (Day-O)." Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide see all copies from $3.75!
9	The Essential Harry Belafonte (2005) more music like this by Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte's influence on pop music is much more far reaching then many realize, as he was one of the first performers to bring worldbeat rhythms to the U.S. charts in the postwar era. Born in Harlem, but spending a good part of his childhood in his mother's native Jamaica, Belafonte grew up straddling cultures and musical styles, and ... see all copies from $13.33! new only from $22.14!
10	Volume One (2000) more music like this by Mighty Sparrow Well, yes, of course, it's run-don't-walk time. This baker's dozen of songs revealed Sparrow as the greatest calypsonian of the post-WWII era, and arguably of all recorded time -- "Jean and Dinah," "Sparrow Come Back Home" and "Obeah Wedding" are perhaps the biggest gems, but nothing here is less than a diamond of the purest ray serene. John ... see all copies from $10.61! new only from $12.75!
11 view cover	Hot Like Fire (1992) more music like this by Mighty Sparrow In a move that brought enough controversy to enliven conversations for the next year, Sparrow re-entered the Monarchy competition in 1992 with "Both of Them" from this album. He won, but that's another story. Gene Scaramuzzo, All Music Guide see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.85!
12 view cover	Volume Two (1992) more music like this by Mighty Sparrow Mighty Sparrow defined modern calypso, completely dominating the scene from the mid-'50s on to the late-'70s arrival of soca, so these Ice compilations of his best songs are pretty much a godsend as a starting point for newcomers. He developed a quintessential Caribbean "long live the living" persona, and Volume 2 is a very strong collection of ... see all copies from $11.28! new only from $12.75!
13 view cover	Ultimate Collection (2001) more music like this by Harry Belafonte see all copies from $21.99! new only from $21.99!
14 view cover	Jump Up Calypso (1961) more music like this by Harry Belafonte Belafonte was an established all-around entertainer and actor by the time of this album, so it could be seen in a sense as a return to "roots" styles. In any case, it's all-out calypso, with backing by the Trinidad Steel Band, and qualifies as one of his most energetic albums, even getting rambunctious at times. Richie Unterberger, All Music ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $50.00!
15 view cover	Greatest Hits (2000) more music like this by Harry Belafonte Digitally remastered in 2000, RCA's triple-disc package Greatest Hits is a stellar overview of Harry Belafonte's career, covering 53 tracks spanning the years 1952-1972. While Belafonte is, of course, best known for popularizing calypso music, Greatest Hits doesn't place a disproportionate emphasis on that aspect of his career; instead, the ... see all copies from $21.93! new only from $21.93!
16	Paradise in Gazankulu (1988) more music like this by Harry Belafonte In 1988, Harry Belafonte turned 61 years old. After releasing exactly one album of new material in fifteen years, Belafonte showed the world that he still had enough in him to issue a collection of vital, exciting music with a point of view. The cause that triggered this creative explosion was South Africa's apartheid system. Long an advocate of ... see all copies from $19.95!
17 view cover	My Lord What a Mornin' (1960) more music like this by Harry Belafonte With this album, Belafonte moved into his most artistically productive period. The albums he made into the mid-60s were all concept albums zeroing in on specific folk music themes. My Lord What A Mornin' was the first of two albums that featured the choir known as the Belafonte Folk Singers, conducted by Bob Corman, who were now recording as a ... see all copies from $4.76! new only from $5.54!
18 view cover	Pure Gold (1975) more music like this by Harry Belafonte A straight-up budget reissue of a '70s golden hits package (minus the fake electronic stereo), this brings together all of Harry's early calypso hits. Highlights include "Matilda," "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)," "Jamaica Farewell," and the obligatory "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)." Belafonte was the first great popularizer of calypso music in America, ... see all copies from $3.70! new only from $5.47!
19 view cover	Peter Was a Fisherman: The 1939 Trinidad Field Recordings of Melville andFrancis Hersko (1998) more music like this by Various Artists This 34-track CD, culled from 352 songs recorded by the Herkovitzes (mostly in the village of Toco), is the first volume of a projected series drawn from their collection, which has previously only been available to scholars. Although the singers were recorded in extremely basic circumstances -- there's usually nothing but vocals, claps, and maybe ... see all copies from $12.12! new only from $15.29!
20 view cover	Mento Madness: Motta's Jamaican Mento 1951-1956 (2004) more music like this by Various Artists When Stanley Motta branched off from his electrical appliance repair business in 1951 and began recording local mento performers on a single-track, mono tape recorder, releasing the results on his MRS Records label, he single-handedly jump-started the Jamaican recording industry. These early records were often termed calypso, but they were subtly ... see all copies from $10.99!
21 view cover	Harry Belafonte [BMG] (2006) more music like this by Harry Belafonte see all copies from $3.99! new only from $11.85!
22 view cover	Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall (1960) more music like this by Harry Belafonte On May 2, 1960, Harry Belafonte returned to Carnegie Hall for what was supposed to be one of the last concerts in the venerable hall's last season. Carnegie was scheduled to be torn down, although this was an edict that was thankfully short-lived. The hall was instead renovated and remains one of New York's premier showplaces. The first Carnegie ... see all copies from $5.27! new only from $5.27!
23 view cover	Legendary Performer (1978) more music like this by Harry Belafonte An otherwise fine retrospective of many of Harry Belafonte's best-known performances from the 1950s is spoiled by RCA producer Ethel Gabriel's insistence upon using the disastrous "electronic reprocessing" system (tinny high end on one channel, muffled low end on the other) that destroyed so many reissues in the 1960s and '70s. Although most of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00!
24 view cover	The Many Moods of Belafonte/Ballads, Blues and Boasters (2004) more music like this by Harry Belafonte Issued in the British Isles, this CD combines the contents of two Harry Belafonte LPs: The Many Moods of Belafonte, released in November 1962, and Ballads, Blues and Boasters, released in September 1964. The two albums were not consecutive releases; in between, Belafonte put out the 1963 collection Streets I Have Walked. The logical question, then ... see all copies from $17.79! new only from $17.79!
25 view cover	Uncut Roots (2001) more music like this by Funkadesi Funkadesi's first full-length album opens like a more or less traditional reggae project, with dreadlocked Jamaican frontman Valroy Dawkins singing lines like "play reggae in the mornin' in the noon time praise jah jah praise jah jah" over bouncy Caribbean rhythms. But as the record progresses, the rasta beats are increasingly supplemented and ... see all copies from $13.84! new only from $13.84!

Page 1 of 4: 1 2 3 4 Next>

Browse artists

Browse genres

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.