Day-O (Banana Boat Song) Irving Burgie & William Attaway / Arr. Masato Myokoin

Titel / Title: Day-O
Herausgeber / Publisher: De Haske Publications
Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Serie / Series: New Sounds for Concert Band
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1996
ISMN: 9790035048177

'Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)' is a traditional Jamaican folk song; the best-known version was released by American singer Harry Belafonte in 1956 and later became one of his signature songs. That same year The Tarriers released an alternative version that incorporated the chorus of another Jamaican folk song, 'Hill and Gully Rider'. The Tarriers version was later recorded by Shirley Bassey. Other recordings were made of the song in 195657, as well as later.

The song has mento influences, but 'Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)' was commonly classified as an example of the better known calypso music. It is a work song, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships. Daylight has come, the shift is over, and they want their work to be counted up so that they can go home.

Concert Band/Harmonie
Notenausgabe.
Reihe: New Sounds for Concert Band.
Produktart: Partitur + Stimmen.
Veröffentlicht von De Haske Publications