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Bookmark or Share- Harry Belafonte - WikipediaHarry Belafonte (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. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.
- Harry Belafonte: Singer and civil rights activist dies aged 96Harry Belafonte, the singer and actor who smashed racial barriers in the US, has died at home in Manhattan, aged 96. One of the most successful African-American pop stars in history, he scored ...
- Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and ...Harry Belafonte, who stormed the pop charts and smashed racial barriers in the 1950s with his highly personal brand of folk music, and who went on to become a dynamic force in the civil rights ...
- Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and tireless activist, dies ...First published on Tue 25 Apr 2023 09.49 EDT. Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor and civil rights activist who broke down racial barriers, has died aged 96. As well as performing global hits such...
- Singer, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte dies ...Harry Belafonte has died. He was a singer. He was an actor. He was a human rights activist. He was a presence on television for decades. His songs are in many people's heads, including mine. He ...
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