Harry Belafonte

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Born
1 March 1927
Born In
Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Died
25 April 2023 (aged 96)
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. in Harlem, NYC, on 1 March 1927; died 25 April 2023) was an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Caribbean-American pop star, he popularized Jamaican mento folk songs which was marketed as Trinbagonian Calypso musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso, released in 1956, was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughou… read more
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. in Harlem, NYC, on 1 March 1927; died 25 April 2023) was an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Caribbean-American pop star, he popularized Jamaican mento folk songs which was marketed as Trinbagonian Calyps… read more
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. in Harlem, NYC, on 1 March 1927; died 25 April 2023) was an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Caribbean-American pop star, he popularized Jamaican mento folk songs which was marketed as Trinbagonian Calypso musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakth… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track The Best Of Jump in the Line
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 2,884 listeners
2 Play track Greatest Hits Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
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 2,523 listeners
3 Play track Very Best Of Harry Belafonte Jamaica Farewell - Remastered
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4 Play track Greatest Hits Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
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5 Play track Greatest Hits Coconut Woman
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6 Play track The Best Of Angelina
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7 Play track Calypso Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
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8 Play track An Evening With Belafonte/makeba My Angel (Malaika)
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9 Play track Musical Moments to Remember: Harry Belafonte – Mister Calypso in Studio & On Stage (2015 Digital Remaster) Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)
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 84 listeners
10 Play track Greatest Hits Matilda
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 82 listeners

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Albums

  1. 300,008 listeners

    18 May 1956 · 11 tracks

    Calypso
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  2. 164,315 listeners

    21 Jul 1961 · 12 tracks

    Jump Up Calypso
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  3. 161,291 listeners

    1985 · 12 tracks

    Greatest Hits
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  4. 66,055 listeners

    1981 · 30 tracks

    The Best Of
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