Day-O

Summary

Day-O is a musical work/composition^[1]. Day-O ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,342 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Day-O's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Day-O's composer is recorded as DP^[4].
• Day-O's composer is recorded as traditional^[5].
• Day-O's genre is mento^[6].
• Among the performers on Day-O was Harry Belafonte^[7].
• Day-O's language of work or name is recorded as Jamaican Patois^[8].
• Day-O was published on 1956^[9].
• Day-O's lyricist is recorded as DP^[10].
• Day-O's lyricist is recorded as traditional^[11].
• Day-O's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Day-O'}^[12].
• Day-O's title is recorded as {'lang': 'jam', 'text': 'Day Dah Light'}^[13].
• Day-O's has characteristic is recorded as work song^[14].
• Day-O's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song^[15].
• Day-O's derivative work is recorded as The Banana Boat Song^[16].
• Day-O's derivative work is recorded as Q135493327^[17].
• Day-O's form of creative work is recorded as song^[18].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0c5ffcac-7b4a-400f-884f-73cedf117a07^[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Day-O was performed by Harry Belafonte^[7].

Publication

Day-O was published on 1956^[9]. Day-O's language of work or name is recorded as Jamaican Patois^[8]. Day-O's genre is mento^[6].

Why It Matters

Day-O ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,342 views/month).^[2] Day-O has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Day-O is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]