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Stranger Songs
Tuesday May 9th, 2023 with Mike Regenstreif
Remembering Harry Belafonte (1927-2023)

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The theme for this edition of Stranger Songs is Remembering Harry Belafonte. Harry Belafonte – the inspiring African American singer, actor, and activist – passed away from congestive heart failure on April 25 at age 96. My parents had a copy of his 1959 album, “Belafonte at Carnegie Hall” and I listened to it many hundreds of times. It was my essential introduction to folk music. Click on LISTEN NOW to hear this show. Click on LISTEN to hear the current CKCU broadcast.
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Day-O
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - RCA
Sylvie
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - RCA
Cotton Fields
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - RCA
John Henry
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - RCA
The Midnight Special
Harry Belafonte - The Midnight Special - RCA
Fare Thee Well
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte Sings the Blues - RCA
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Angelina
Harry Belafonte - Jump Up Calypso - RCA
Jamaica Farewell
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - RCA
Suzanne
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte - RCA
A Hole in the Bucket
Harry Belafonte & Odetta - Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall - RCA
Man Piaba
Harry Belafonte - Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites - RCA
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
Harry Belafonte - The Midnight Special - RCA
Oh Freedom
Harry Belafonte - My Lord What a Mornin’ - RCA
The Dog Sea
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte On Campus - RCA
Merci Bon Dieu
Harry Belafonte - An Evening with Belafonte - RCA
Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - RCA
Hené Ma Tov
Harry Belafonte & The Belafonte Folk Singers - Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall - RCA
Bamotsweri
Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba - The Many Moods of Belafonte - RCA
Matilda
Harry Belafonte - Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - RCA
fragment of The Stranger Song
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Helen
Thank you for this lovely reminder of how great Harry Belafonte was.

4:08 PM, May 9th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Helen. Indeed he was.

4:09 PM, May 9th, 2023
PeterB
Really interesting Belafonte focus today! Makes me want to pull out some late 50s wax from my parents pile. My mom wold swoon!! (Not hard on the eyes I was told.)

4:51 PM, May 9th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks Peter.

4:54 PM, May 9th, 2023
David Dalle
I enjoyed this look at Belafonte, a singer I had never payed much attention to before.

5:05 PM, May 9th, 2023
Mike Regenstreif (host)
Thanks David.

5:44 PM, May 9th, 2023