Jump Up Calypso

by Belafonte

Jump Up Calypso cover art

Harry Belafonte's 'Jump Up Calypso' was released by RCA Victor as a direct thematic successor to his massively successful 1956 calypso recordings. Featuring arrangements by Ralph Hunter and extensive choral backing, the album continued the commercial popularization of Caribbean folk forms within the American mainstream pop market.

Genres

  • Calypso
  • Mento

Tracklist

  1. Sweetheart From Venezuela
  2. Go Down Emanuel Road
  3. The Baby Boy
  4. Gloria
  5. Land of the Sea and Sun
  6. Goin' Down Jordan
  7. Jump in the Line
  8. Kingston Market
  9. Monkey
  10. These Are The Times
  11. Bally Mena
  12. Angelina