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Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor and activist, has died. He was 96.

Harry Belafonte, a singer, actor and activist who popularised calypso music in the United States and paved the way for African-American entertainers, passed away at his Manhattan home.

Belafonte’s 1956 album, Calypso, outsold Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, but he was later better known for his political activism

Before Harry Belafonte was a superstar, known as the "King of Calypso" for his smash hits in the 1950s and for funneling his wealth into support for the civil rights movement, he was a World War II Navy veteran.

Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso craze in the U.S. with his music and blazed new trails for African American performers, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his Manhattan home. He was 96. An award-winning Broadway performer and a versatile recording and concert star of the ’50s, the lithe, […]

Washington, April 25: Harry Belafonte, a singer, actor and activist who popularised calypso music in the United States and paved the way for African-American entertainers, passed away at his Manhattan home.

Legendary singer and activist Harry Belafonte who popularised calypso music in the US passed away at the age of 96.

Legendary singer and activist Harry Belafonte who popularised calypso music in the US passed away at the age of 96.

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