Harry Belafonte
USA
Born: 01 March 1927
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Genres: Vocal, International, Folk
Styles: Calypso, Reggae/Caribbean, Traditional Folk, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards
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An actor, humanitarian, and the acknowledged "King of Calypso," Harry Belafonte ranked among the most seminal performers of the postwar era. One of the most successful African-American pop stars in history, Belafonte's staggering talent, good looks, and masterful assimilation of folk, jazz, and worldbeat rhythms allowed him to achieve a level of mainstream eminence and crossover popularity virtually unparalleled in the days before the advent of the civil rights movement -- a cultural uprising which he himself helped spearhead. Harold George Be...
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