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Turn the World Around

Music by Harry Belafonte

Originally Performed by Harry Belafonte

Turn the World Around is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1977. After 21 years on the RCA Victor label, Belafonte signed with Columbia Records. After a series of pop-oriented albums, Turn the World Around was a return to interpreting folk songs of other cultures. Gary Ginell stated in his AllMusic review: "It is an absolute triumph and one of the finest albums of his career." Although recorded in the US, it was only released overseas.

    Release Date: 1977


Turn the World Around

Turn the World Around

Harry Belafonte made this a pop hit in the late 70's on an album that interpreted folk songs of other cultures. The arrangement is a bright, Jamaican feel with optional Latin percussion and vocal melodic lines that weave and build throughout. A perfect inspirational and multicultural selection that sings of the earth and of life!

Voicing: SAB


Turn the World Around

Turn the World Around

Harry Belafonte made this a pop hit in the late '70s on an album that interpreted folk songs of other cultures. The arrangement is a bright, Jamaican feel with optional Latin percussion and vocal melodic lines that weave and build throughout. A perfect inspirational and multicultural selection that sings of the earth and of life! Includes optional instrumental parts for Bass, Drums, Guitar, Claves, Congas, Steel Pan.

Voicing: SATB



Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Crystal Children's Choir : Live Peformances : 1 CD

Crystal Children's Choir : Live Peformances

Mixed-voice Crystal Children's Choir was founded in the San Francisco in 1994, and since then has grown into a 1,000-chorister organization. The choir's mission is to provide a complete music education for children, strive for choral excellence, and blend the best of Eastern and Western musical traditions. The choir aspires to be a cultural ambassador of children's choral music, especially in the field of Chinese folk songs and newly commissioned works and it has toured Australia, Asia, Europe, Canada and the U.S., performing in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House and Beijing Concert Hall. There are 17 songs here, some accompanied, some favorites are Ko Matsushita's "Ave Regina Coelorum," Zoltan Kodaly's "Hegyi Ejszakak I" (Mountain Night)," Orlando di Lasso's "Echolied," Chen Yi's "The Cataract of Mount Lu," the Chinese folk song "Waiting Through the Night," Rossini's "The Barber of Seville Overture," the traditional Spiritual "Child of God" and Harry Belafonte & Robert Freedman's "Turn the World Around. Beautiful music from the Bay Area's own CCC, one of our favorite children's choirs!

Songlist: Ave Regina Coelorum, Mountain Night, Quando Corpus, Adiemus, Echolied, Aglepta, Bonfires in the Hills, The Eight Chestnut Horses, The Cataract of Mount Lu, Water Beetle Presage, Si Pi Heng Na, Waiting Through The Night, The Barber of Seville Overture, Child of God, The Tuberose, Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal, Turn The World Around

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6504c | 1 CD | $15.95


The Choral Project : One is the All : 1 CD : Daniel Hughes : 922

The Choral Project : One is the All

Founded by Daniel Hughes in 1996, the 46-strong, mixed-voice Choral Project has gained an excellent reputation for performing high-level choral literature in concerts, interfaith services and choral festivals and invitationals in Northern California and across the country. This is the San Jose, CA-based ensemble's 5th CD, including the critically acclaimed "Water and Light," featuring the music of Eric Whitacre. 17 songs, beginning with Stephen Swartz' soaring "Keramos" and the Ward Swingle-arranged "De Puta y Taco," "One is the All" impressively progresses through a varied and eclectic songlist. Roberto Valera's joyous "Quisiera," the brooding, dissonant "War Song," the lovely "So we'll go no more a roving," Charles Stanford's soaring "The Bluebird," Harry Belafonte's dynamic "Turn the World Around," Joan Szymcko's "It Takes A Village," Jaako Mantyjarvi's spirited "El Hambo," and Joshua Shank's dramatic "Musica animam tangens" are favorites. The poise and vocal maturity of the ensemble, a beautifully arranged and selected songlist and strong direction by Hughes add up to another very special CD from the Choral Project!

Songlist: Keramos, De Punta y Taco, Dieu! Qu'il La Fait Bon Regarder!, Quisiera, War Song, So We'll Go No More A-roving, Come To Me My Love, The Bluebird, Fair & True, Turn The World Around, It Takes A Village, The Garten Mother's Lullaby, El Hambo, Famine Song, Let Evening Come, Musica Animam Tangens, Ubi Caritas

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8255c | 1 CD | $15.98 | Some a cappella


Individual Folios

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Turn the World Around : SAB : Roger Emerson : Harry Belafonte : Harry Belafonte : 1 CD : 08744078 : 073999921076

Roger Emerson : Turn the World Around

Water make the river, river wash the mountain, Fire make the sunlight, turn the world around. This new arrangement of the Harry Belafonte standard really shines.

Arranger: Roger Emerson | Composer: Harry Belafonte Performed By: Harry Belafonte

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Voicing: SAB | Sheet Music | $2.30 | With Piano |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 08744078 | Digital Version Available| Showtrax CD Available
Other Voicings: 2-Part, 2-Part


Turn the World Around : SATB : Mark Hayes : Harry Belafonte : Harry Belafonte : Sheet Music : 35029989 : 888680032678 : 1495003892

Mark Hayes : Turn the World Around

Harry Belafonte made this a pop hit in the late '70s on an album that interpreted folk songs of other cultures. The arrangement is a bright, Jamaican feel with optional Latin percussion and vocal melodic lines that weave and build throughout. A perfect inspirational and multicultural selection that sings of the earth and of life! Includes optional instrumental parts for Bass, Drums, Guitar, Claves, Congas, Steel Pan.

Arranger: Mark Hayes | Composer: Harry Belafonte Performed By: Harry Belafonte

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.75 | With Piano |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 35029989 | Digital Version Available| Showtrax CD Available
Other Voicings: SAB, 2-Part, 2-Part, SAB

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