Harry Belafonte, a transformational figure in American entertainment and activism, died at the age of 96 at home in Manhattan on April 25. The figurehead in popularizing calypso in America in the mid- ...

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 ...

He began his career during the 1950s folk revival and continued to record — and helped orchestrate “We Are the World” — while pursing his many other artistic and political interests. By Jon Pareles ...

Who Wrote “Mama Look a Boo Boo”? The song was written by its original singer, Lord Melody, alongside Lord Burgess, with Belafonte also being credited for adapting some of the lyrics for his version.

In 1956, something totally unprecedented happened in America: A Black artist topped the Billboard top-albums chart, not just once but for 31 consecutive weeks. That artist was Harry Belafonte, and the ...

Renowned singer and activist Harry Belafonte died Tuesday at age 96. He was known for topping pop charts, acting on Broadway, breaking racial barriers and marching in the civil rights movement ...

If there was one constant during Harry Belafonte’s groundbreaking career, it was that he repeatedly took chances and he didn’t back down — even when speaking out during a 2002 San Diego radio ...

Harry Belafonte, the acclaimed artist known for championing civil rights and humanitarian causes, died Tuesday in his New York home. The 96-year-old died of congestive heart failure, his spokesman ...

I spent a couple of years of my childhood living with my cousins, and the voice of Harry Belafonte. Or so it seemed. We had one side or the other of his two-record album "Belafonte at Carnegie Hall" ...

He was raised in poverty, dropped out of high school, and survived being Black in a segregated society — before Black Lives Matter or Black History Month. He also became the first Black megastar and ...

Music icon Smokey Robinson talks about his 26th studio album “Gasms,” his first in almost a decade and shares how he feels about new age R&B. Robinson also remembers first meeting Harry Belafonte and ...