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Matilda" (sometimes spelled Mathilda) is a calypso song. Some songwriting credits are given as Harry Thomas (rumoured to be a pseudonym combining Harry Belafonte and his guitarist, Millard Thomas , [ 1 ] but ASCAP simply lists Harry Thomas alias Harry Belafonte, the writer of "Hold 'em Joe"), some credits are given as Norman Span .
Calypso, a genre that originated in Trinidad and Tobago, became Belafonte’s signature after he recorded “Matilda,” first as a single in 1953 and then on his second album Belafonte in 1955.
Harry Belafonte (/ ˌ b ɛ l ə ˈ f ɒ n t i / BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s.
Pages in category "Calypso songs" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. ... Matilda (calypso song) Mermaid (Train song) Monica (song) Montego ...
Norman Span, known as King Radio, was a top Trinidadian calypsonian active in the 1930s and 1940s. [1]He was a waterfront worker in Port of Spain when he started performing in public in 1929.
All versions of Matilda—the 1988 novel, the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito, the West End/Broadway stage film, and the 2022 Netflix movie musical—differ from each other in key ways.
The movie was based on Roald Dahl's classic book of the same name, and told the story of Matilda, a genius little girl who has special magical powers. Photo cred: Getty.
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