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"Jamaica Farewell"
Song by Harry Belafonte
from the album Calypso
Language
English
Released
1956
Genre
Mento
Songwriter(s)
Irving Burgie
"Jamaica Farewell" is a Jamaican-style folk song (mento).[1] The lyrics for the song were written by Lord Burgess (Irving Burgie), an American-born, half-Barbadian songwriter. It is about the beauties of the West Indian Islands.
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