In Los AngelesIn the mid-1950s, Harry Belafonte stood on a New York stage and sang of departure. His warm baritone carried the rhythm of the Caribbean and the ache of ...
This column joins the civilized world and millions of musical enthusiasts and aficionados of stirring melody in wishing the late master crooner, screen idol, philanthropist and indefatigable ...
Joshua Jelly-Schapiro is the author of the books Island People, Names of New York and a forthcoming book on Harry Belafonte, part of Penguin Press' Significations series edited by Henry Louis Gates Jr ...