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Oscar Harris (Albina, Suriname, 30 November 1943) is a Surinamese-born calypso musician based in the Netherlands. He was among the best known Surinamese musicians in the Netherlands during the 1970s and 1980s. Harris moved to Amsterdam to study architecture in 1963, and founded Oscar Harris and The Twinkle Stars, a ten-man vocal and instrumental group in 1965, which became known by playing at student gatherings in Amsterdam.〔Annemarie Cottaar, ''Ik had een neef in Den Haag: nieuwkomers in de twintigste eeuw'' 1998 "Op de podia van studentenverenigingen begon ook de carrière van de in 1965 opgerichte band Oscar Harris and the Twinkle Stars, de populairste Surinaamse groep in Nederland ..."〕 In 1968 the group was signed to artist roster of Omega Records and Blue Elephant, with a 1971 tour of South America following.〔Billboard – 13 March 1971 – Page 53 "Oscar Harris and the Twinkle Stars in South America for a six-week tour."〕〔Billboard – Volume 84 1972 p37 "Oscar Harris and the Twinkle Stars are a ten-strong vocal and instrumental group from Surinam in the West Indies. They settled in Amsterdam several years ago and in 1968 they joined the ..."〕 Harris went solo with the single "Alta Gracia" in 1974, commencing a series of calypso singles up to 1988. He had also recorded some hits in Indonesia, some of them "Sandy" and "Oh Tuhan". ==Discography== *1969 ''Try a little love'' *1969 ''Soldiers prayer'' *1974 ''2'' *1974 ''A day will come'' *1975 ''Sing your freedom song'' *1977 ''De beste'' *1978 ''One of a kind'' *1980 ''Song for the children'' *1981 ''Best'' *1982 ''It takes two'' *1983 ''Everybody loves somebody'' *1984 ''Take good care of her'' *1987 ''With lots of love'' *1988 ''Love for the world'' *2004 ''Salsa romantica'' *2005 ''Dutch rare groove'' *2009 ''Shalom Salam (i.s.m. Flower to the People)'' *2010 ''Song for Pakistan Faith Hope and Love (i.s.m. Flower to the People)'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oscar Harris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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