Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Aliases: Belafonte
Harry Belafonte and The Belafonte Folk Singers
Real name: Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.
Born: March 1, 1927
Country: United States
IPI: 00002539123 7 works
Comments: Singer, songwriter, actor and human rights activist of Jamaican descent. For decades being one of the worldwide most successful music performers and making Caribbean music popular on an international scale, Belafonte has been named "King of Calypso".
Member of: USA for Africa (1985)
Family: Shari Belafonte Daughter
Related: The Belafonte Folk Singers

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Popular Originals

Turn Around

video

Released on Love Is a Gentle Thing (1959)

Covered by (34 artists)

Come Away Melinda

Streets I Have Walked

Released on Streets I Have Walked (1963)

Covered by (12 artists)

Island in the Sun

Cocoanut Woman

Released on Cocoanut Woman (1957)

Covered by (72 artists)

Come Back Liza

Calypso

Released on Calypso (1956)

Covered by (10 artists)

Popular Covers by Harry Belafonte

Jamaica Farewell

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Originally by Tony Johnson [GB] - Acc. Caribbean Serenaders

Released on Calypso (1956)

Banana Boat (Day-O)

Calypso

Originally by Edric Connor and The Caribbeans

Released on Calypso (1956)

Mr. Bojangles

Belafonte - By Request

Originally by Jerry Jeff Walker

Released on Belafonte - By Request (1970)

Mary's Boy Child

Mary's Boy Child

Originally by The De Paur Chorus

Released on Mary's Boy Child (1956)