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Thread #137267 Message #3193280
Posted By: MorwenEdhelwen1
23-Jul-11 - 01:24 AM
Thread Name: A very uncomfortable question- perform other trads
Subject: RE: A very uncomfortable question- perform other trads
BTW, the true composers and origins of some of the songs covered by Belafonte are:
"Jump In The Line"- Lord Kitchener, aka "Kitch", Real name Aldwyn Roberts.
"Matilda"- King Radio, Real name Norman Span.
"Man Piabba (The West Indian Weed Woman)" -traditional. Was performed in a vaudeville show.
"Cordelia Brown" aka Cudelia Brown- traditional Jamaican. Performed by Louise Bennett and Edric Connor.
"Reincarnation"- Lord Invader.
"Banana Boat Song" -traditional Jamaican. And another thing, lots of people change the words of traditional songs and copyright them.