Harry Belafonte

2023 - 4 - 25

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Calypso, jazz, orchestral ballads … the astonishing range of Harry ... (The Guardian)

We pick 10 of the best recordings by the late singer, who became famous for popularising calypso but whose artistry couldn't be hemmed in by genre.

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How Harry Belafonte Transformed American Music (The Atlantic)

The late artist and activist showed how popular songs could be both the soundtrack to and a tool of the struggle for freedom.

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Les réactions à la mort de Harry Belafonte (La Presse)

Qu'ils saluent en lui le crooner, l'acteur ou le militant pour l'égalité, de nombreuses personnalités des arts et du spectacle ont rendu mardi un hommage ...

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Harry Belafonte's Songs: Hear 10 Essential Tracks (The New York Times)

He began his career during the 1950s folk revival and continued to record — and helped orchestrate “We Are the World” — while pursing his many other ...

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'I did all that I could': the tireless activism of Harry Belafonte (The Guardian)

On the morning of 9 April 1968, some 1,300 mourners crammed into Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist church for the funeral of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. At the end ...

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