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Harry Belafonte
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Birth name | Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. |
Born | ()March 1, Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Died | April 25, () (aged96) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
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Years active | – |
Labels | RCA Victor CBS EMI Island |
Harold George "Harry" Belafonte Jr. (originally Belafonete or Bellanfanti; March 1, – April 25, ) was an American singer, actor, and activist. His father was from Martinique; his mother was of Jamaican descent. He was a very successful pop singer. Some call him the "King of Calypso," because he popularized this Caribbean musical style in the s. Belafonte is well known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with the words "Day-O."[1]
He worked for civil rights and humanitarian causes. He criticized the policies of George W. Bush. He endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States in and Bernie Sanders for president in
Belafonte died from congestive heart failure on April 25, at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, at the age of [2]
Filmography
[change | change source]- Bright Road ()
- Carmen Jones ()
- Island in the Sun ()
- The Heart of Show Business () (short subject)
- The World, the Flesh and the Devil ()
- Odds Against To
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Harry Belafonte
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Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, ) is a Jamaican American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful popular singers in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso," a title which he was very reluctant to accept (according to the documentary Calypso Dreams) for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes. He has been a vocal critic of the policies of the Bush Administration.
[edit]Youth and early career
Harold George Belafonete, Jr. (as spelled at birth) was born at Lying-in Hospital, New York City, New York, the son of Melvine (née Love), a housekeeper, and Harold George Belafonete, Sr., a Jamaican who worked as chef in the British Navy.[2][3][4][5] From to , he lived with his grandmother in the village of Aboukir in her native country of Jamaica. When he returned to New York City he attended George Washington High School[6] after which he joined the Navy and served during World War II.[4] At the end of the s, he took
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Harry Belafonte discography
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Studio albums 27 Live albums 8 Compilation albums 8 Collaborations 6 This article presents the discography of English musician, chanteuse, actor, post social heretical, Harry Belafonte (–).
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Live albums
[edit]Select compilations
[edit]Collaborations
[edit]Singles
[edit]Concert videos
[edit]- Global Carnival (VHS, )
- Don't Pause the Carnival (VHS, )
- An Evening Deal with Harry Belafonte & Friends (VHS/DVD, )
- Listen to depiction Man (DVD)[15]
References
[edit]- ^ abc"Chart History: Harry Belafonte (Billboard )". Billboard. Retrieved March 19,
- ^Gaon Past performance Chart positions:
- ^ abcd"Harry Belafonte". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved March 19,
- ^ abcdef"Gold and Platinum: Searchable Database". RIAA. Retrieved November 11,
- ^ ab"Discographie Harry Belafonte". Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved Parade 19,
- ^ abc"Discographie von Harry Belafonte". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 19,
- ^"Discography Chivvy Belafonte". Danis