Singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, best known for his Calypso hit, ‘Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)’, has passed away. The barrier-breaking artist-activist died of congestive heart ...

Describing life in the afterlife, Alex Brightman leads the cast of Beetlejuice in a performance of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" and "The Whole Being Dead Thing" at the 2019 Tony Awards.

The recent death of the gifted Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte at the age of 96 inevitably sparked memories of when his biggest hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" swept the globe, including ...

It’s a movie with giant snakes and gags. Although calypso music may seem like an odd addition to Beetlejuice, songs like “Banana Boat (Day-O)” fit perfectly with the creepy setting of this 1980s flick ...

They didn’t have to go there. Belafonte’s “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” was a huge part of the original film, so the studio probably mandated that the track appear in the sequel. At least Beetlejuice ...

The song “Day-O (Banana Boat Song),” made famous by the late, great performer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, originated on the docks of Kingston, Jamaica, as workers loading bananas onto ...