Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harry Belafonte, Caribbean Music Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 96 Harry Belafonte, a transformational figure in ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a rich musical career initially defined by the lilting sounds of calypso, over the course of seven decades, Harry Belafonte — ...
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 artistic and political interests. By Jon Pareles ...
Harry Belafonte, a transformational figure in American entertainment and activism, died at the age of 96 at home in Manhattan on April 25. The figurehead in popularizing calypso in America in the mid- ...