"Mama Look at Bubu" (later retitled "Mama Look a Boo Boo") is a song written by Trinidadian calypsonian
Lord Melody
Lord Melody (1926 – 26 September 1988)Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', backbeat Books, , p.154-155 was a popular Trinidadian calypsonian, best known for singles such as " Boo Boo Man", "Creature From The Black Lagoon", "S ...
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Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...
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Lord Burgess
Irving Louis Burgie (July 28, 1924 – November 29, 2019), sometimes known professionally as Lord Burgess, was an American musician and songwriter, regarded as one of the greatest composers of Caribbean music.U.S. R&B chart and #11 on the U.S. pop chart in 1957. It was featured on his 1957 album ''The Versatile Mr. Belafonte''.
Other versions
* Steve Karmen released a version of the song entitled "Mama Look-A Boo Boo" as a single in 1957, but it did not chart.
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Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including The Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnight ...
released a version of the song entitled "Mama Look a Boo Boo" on his 1963 album ''Let's Limbo Some More''.
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Leftover Salmon
Leftover Salmon is an American jam band from Boulder, Colorado, formed in 1989. The band's music is a blend of bluegrass, rock, country, and Cajun/Zydeco. Over their thirty years as a band Salmon have released seven studio albums and three li ...
released a version of the song entitled "Booboo" on their 1993 album ''Bridges to Bert''.
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The Belafonte Folk Singers
The Belafonte Folk Singers (originally known as The Belafonte Singers) were a vocal group who were active from 1957 to 1965. They were named after singer Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an ...
released a version of the song entitled "Mama Look a Boo Boo" on their 1997 compilation album ''All-Time Greatest Hits''.
* Charlie Gracie released a version of the song entitled "Mama Look a Boo Boo" on his 2002 album ''An Evening with Charlie Gracie'' which was recorded in 1998.
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Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...
entitled "Mama Look a Boo Boo" was released on his 2003 compilation album ''Remembering Nat King Cole''.
* Karl Zéro and The Wailers released a version of the song on their 2004 album ''
HiFi Calypso
''HiFi Calypso'' is the second album by French writer, actor, filmmaker and singer Karl Zéro, backed by the Jamaican reggae band The Wailers.
Background
Karl Zéro's first album, ''Songs for Cabriolets y Otros Tipos de Vehiculos'', was a col ...