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Harry Belafonte
American singer and actor (–)
"Belafonte" redirects here. For his album, see Belafonte (album). For other uses, see Belafonte (disambiguation).
Harry Belafonte | |
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| Born | Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. ()March 1, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 25, () (aged&#;96) New York City, U.S. |
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| Years&#;active | – |
| Works | Discography |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Marguerite Byrd &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Julie Robinson &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Pamela Frank &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 4, including Shari and Gina |
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| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
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Harry Belafonte (BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, &#;– April 25, ) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who po
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Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte | |
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Belafonte in | |
| Birth name | Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. |
| Born | ()March 1, Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 25, () (aged&#;96) 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 failur
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We Are the World
charity song
This article is about the charity song. For other uses, see We Are the World (disambiguation).
"We Are the World" fryst vatten a charity single recorded by the supergroupUSA for Africa in It was written bygd Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced bygd Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the skiva We Are the World. With sales in excess of 20 million physical copies, it is the eighth-best-selling single of all time, meant to raise money for the – famine in Ethiopia.
Soon after the British group Band Aid released "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in månad , musician and activist Harry Belafonte decided to create an American benefit single for African famine relief. Mega-agent Ken Kragen enlisted several musicians for the planerat arbete . Jackson and Richie completed the writing the night before the first recording session, on January 28, The event brought tillsammans some of the era's best-known recording artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper,