Harry Belafonte

Biography

Harold George Belafonte Jnr., 1 March 1927, Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. In recent years, the former ‘King Of Calypso’ has become better known for his work with UNICEF and his enterprise with the charity organization USA For Africa. Prior to that, Belafonte had an extraordinarily varied life. His early career was spent as an actor, until he had time to demonstrate his silky smooth and gently relaxing singing voice. He appeared as Joe in Oscar Hammerstein’s Carmen Jones;... Read more

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Documentaries Drama Movies Easy Listening Folk Holiday & Seasonal Jazz Kids & Family Movies Music & Radio Books Music Videos & Concerts Musicals & The Arts Mystery & Thriller Movies Pop / Rock Pop / Rock Soundtrack Television Vocals Vocal Western Movies World Music

Tags

calypso

oldies

swing

60s

folk

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