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Harold “Harry” Belafonte, Jr.

Harold George (Harry) Belafonte, Jr.

March 1, 1927 – present

Photo Credit:Sethsaith.blogspot.com

King of Calypso

Singer, songwriter, actor and social activist

Jamaican mother and Martiniquan father

Photo Credit: Harry Belafonte Calypso317x.com

From Mento to Calypso

Popularized Calypso music, which originated in Trinidad and Tobago.Famous “Banana Boat Song” (with signature lyric “Day-O”) was based

on a 1954 recording by Jamaican folk singer Louise Bennett.

Photo Credit: last.fm

Humanitarian and Activist

Supporter of the Civil Rights Movement, along with Sidney Poitier. Confidant to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Campaigned against apartheid, and later HIV/AIDS, in South Africa.Vocally opposed policies of President G.W. Bush’s administration.

Photo Credit: Poitier Belafonte Heston Civil Rights March 1963En.wikipedia.org

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