Harry Belafonte

vocals · 1927–2023 · New York

Singer, actor and activist born in Harlem. Calypso (RCA Victor, 1956) is the first album by a solo artist to sell more than a million copies in one year; Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) is its lead track.

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Styles

• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese

Landmark tracks

• Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (1956)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• May 3, 2023: CYNTHIA ABRAHAM x HARRY BELAFONTE x SOMI (Made in China, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Apr 25, 2023: L'adieu à Harry Belafonte, conscience des droits civiques (Émissions spéciales, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Harry Belafonte

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