Singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte is universally known as the "King of Calypso" who introduced many to the musical ...

Irving Burgie, a singer and songwriter who wrote many calypso hits for Harry Belafonte and others, including the 1956 hit “Day-O” (“The Banana Boat Song”), died on Friday, according to the New York ...

Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso craze in the U.S. with his music and blazed new trails for African American performers, died Tuesday of congestive heart ...

He was raised in poverty, dropped out of high school, and survived being Black in a segregated society — before Black Lives Matter or Black History Month. He also became the first Black megastar and ...

While I was fortunate to see Harry Belafonte live several times, my favorite memory of him is during an appearance on the NBC TV series hosted by his close friend and one-time business partner, Nat ...

Harry Belafonte's studied drama at Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop, where a singing role led to night-club engagements and a recording contract as a pop singer. In 1950 he became a folksinger, ...

From the shores of the Caribbean. But Harry Belafonte was so much more than that. He was born in Harlem, New York. 1927. To parents from Jamaica. Growing up, he lived in Jamaica with his grandparents ...

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Later this month, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will present “Harry Belafonte: King of Calypso,” an original musical revue featuring popular WBTT artist Michael Mendez. The show – written and ...