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The album’s rendition of the Swahili love song “Malaika” helped make it one of the most popular African songs throughout the world. 2. “Turn the World Around” (1977)
Harry Belafonte (/ ˌ b ɛ l ə ˈ f ɒ n t i / BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s.
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds)US [1]KOR [2]NLD [3]Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites: Released: 1954; Label: RCA Victor 3 — — ...
In a rich musical career initially defined by the lilting sounds of calypso, over the course of seven decades, Harry Belafonte — the actor, activist, producer and vocalist who died Tuesday of ...
Streets I Have Walked is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1963. [3] The album contains songs from around the world as well as gospel songs. It reached #30 on the Billboard Albums 200, making it his last studio album to reach the top 40.
The Essential Harry Belafonte is a two-disc compilation recording by Harry Belafonte, released in 2005 on the Legacy label. The 37 tracks span Belafonte's career from 1952 to 1977, including his RCA Victor and Columbia Records releases. All selections for inclusion were made by Belafonte himself. [citation needed]
Freberg's version was popular, reaching number 25 on the US Top 40 charts in 1957, [12] and received much radio airplay; Harry Belafonte reportedly disliked the parody. [13] Stan Freberg's version was the basis for the jingle for the TV advert for the UK chocolate bar Trio from the mid-1980s to the early to mid-1990s, the lyrics being, "Trio ...
Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM-1505) in 1957.. It followed his album of calypso music, Calypso (1956), which was a major commercial success in the United States, spending over half a year atop the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.