Day-O
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"Day-O" is the instantly recognizable call-and-response refrain from the traditional Jamaican mento song popularized globally by Harry Belafonte as "The Banana Boat Song."
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical phrase
ⓘ
song refrain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) refrain ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Harry Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Caribbean folk music tradition ⓘ |
| firstPopularRecordingBy | Harry Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
calypso
ⓘ
mento ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFunction |
audience participation cue
ⓘ
chorus hook ⓘ |
| hasNotability | instantly recognizable refrain ⓘ |
| influenced | later calypso-inspired pop songs ⓘ |
| isCallAndResponse | true ⓘ |
| isRefrainOf | traditional Jamaican mento song ⓘ |
| lyricText |
Day-O
NERFINISHED
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Day-O, Day-O ⓘ Daylight come and me wan' go home ⓘ |
| partOf | The Banana Boat Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | sung antiphonally between leader and chorus ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Harry Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhythmicStyle | syncopated Caribbean rhythm ⓘ |
| theme |
banana dock workers
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night shift labor ⓘ waiting for daylight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
The Banana Boat Song (Harry Belafonte recording)
NERFINISHED
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live performances by Harry Belafonte ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
call by soloist
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response by chorus ⓘ |
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