Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

(1927–2023) songwriter Jamaica

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Harry Belafonte (1927–2023) was a Jamaica songwriter, known for Calypso|Banana Boat (Day-O).

About Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.

Known for:

Calypso|Banana Boat (Day-O)

Notable works:

Carmen Jones

Awards:

Theatre World Award|Kennedy Center Honors|National Medal of Arts|Spingarn Medal|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award|Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical|Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo|Ambassador of Conscience Award|Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|honorary degree from Spelman College|Paul Robeson Award|NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award|star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|Order of Jamaica|Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program|Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award|Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal|Q6533207|Library of Congress Living Legend|Marian Anderson Award

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