Huffington Postのインスタグラム(huffpost) - 4月25日 23時01分
Harry Belafonte, a beloved singer, actor and activist credited with introducing the United States to Caribbean music and bankrolling the civil rights movement, died on Tuesday at 96, The New York Times reported, citing his spokesperson.
Belafonte first achieved fame in the 1950s with film and musical theater roles that broke new ground for Black Americans in the entertainment industry.
His career truly took off, however, when he recorded wildly popular renditions of Caribbean folk and calypso songs, including, most famously, “Day-O (Banana Boat Song).” The King of Calypso, as he became known, used the considerable wealth and publicity he earned to advance civil rights and other progressive causes right until his death.
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