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Harry Belafonte

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Crooner
Beyond this label, the "King of Calypso" proved to be a protean singer of folk and pop in the 1950s and 1960s, in addition to his commitment to civil rights. Born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. in New York's Harlem district on March 1, 1927, to a maid and a cook of Jamaican and Dutch descent, he spent part of his childhood with his grandmother in Jamaica, where he immersed himself in the Caribbean musical tradition. Returning to the U.S. in 1944, he took drama classes and rubbed shoulders with the artistic world of musical comedy. After joining Monte Kay's Royal Roost, he sang on ...
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Banana Boat SongHarry Belafonte
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Jump in the LineHarry Belafonte
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Jamaica FarewellHarry Belafonte
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Island in the SunHarry Belafonte
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Mama Look a Boo-BooHarry Belafonte
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Parents Are PeopleMarlo Thomas and Harry Belafonte
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Banana Boat SongHarry Belafonte

Calypso

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Jump in the LineHarry Belafonte

Jump Up Calypso

3:42

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Jamaica FarewellHarry Belafonte

Calypso

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Island in the SunHarry Belafonte

Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean

2:46

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Mama Look a Boo-BooHarry Belafonte

By Request

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Parents Are PeopleMarlo Thomas and Harry Belafonte

Free to Be… You and Me

3:11

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