Harry Belafonte

Fecha de Nacimiento: 1 de marzo de 1927

Harry Belafonte nace en Manhattan, Nueva York, mientras su padre de origen jamaicano trabajaba como chef para la Marina Británica. Cuando Belafonte tenía ocho años, su familia se trasladó a Jamaica y regresó a los trece a Nueva York, pero aquella estancia marcó su vida, invadido por los ritmos caribeños.

Es un músico, actor y activista social estadounidense de ascendencia jamaiquina. Es conocido como «el Rey del Calypso», por popularizar este estilo musical caribeño de la década de 1950. Su canción más conocida (que le llevó al primer puesto en las listas de éxitos en 1957) tal vez sea Day-O (Banana Boat Song). Ha hecho apariciones en el Show de los Muppets y su música fue utilizada para la película Beetlejuice.

Fuera de su carrera musical, ha luchado por derechos humanos y causas humanitarias. Criticó la política de George W. Bush por la guerra de Irak. También participó en la canción ganadora del premio Grammy We Are the World (1985).

En los años 1960 fue invitado por el presidente de la República de Guinea-Conakry, Sekou Tourè, para crear el 2º Ballet nacional, el Ballet nacional Djolibà de Guinea Conakry.

Tras enrolarse en la marina y servir en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, tomó clases de actuación junto a Marlon Brando, Tony Curtis, Walter Matthau, Beatrice Arthur y Sidney Poitier mientras trabajaba en el American Negro Theatre Workshop.

Inicia su carrera como cantante, aunque sin mucha fortuna al principio, actuando en pequeños clubes de la costa este de Estados Unidos. Abrió un restaurante en el Greenwich Village de Nueva York, que cerró luego para dedicarse definitivamente a cantar.

También apareció en películas como Bright Road, Carmen Jones, Island in the Sun y The World, the Flesh and the Devil, Odds Against Tomorrow, Uptown Saturday Night y en algunas campañas de beneficencia como USA for Africa en 1985.

Date of Birth: March 1, 1927

Harry Belafonte was born in Manhattan, New York, while his Jamaican father worked as a chef for the British Navy. When Belafonte was eight years old, his family moved to Jamaica and returned to New York at thirteen, but that stay marked his life, invaded by Caribbean rhythms.

He is an American musician, actor, and social activist of Jamaican descent. He is known as “the King of the calypso” for popularizing this 1950s Caribbean style of music. His best known song (which took him to the top of the charts in 1957) may be Day-O (Banana Boat Song). He has made appearances on the Muppet Show and his music was used for the film Beetlejuice.

Outside of her music career, she has fought for human rights and humanitarian causes. He criticized George W. Bush’s policy for the Iraq war. He was also featured in the Grammy Award-winning song We Are the World (1985) .

In the 1960s he was invited by the President of the Republic of Guinea-Conakry, Sekou Tourè, to create the 2nd National Ballet, the Djolibà National Ballet of Guinea Conakry.

After enlisting in the navy and serving in World War II, he took acting classes alongside Marlon Brando, Tony Curtis, Walter Matthau, Beatrice Arthur, and Sidney Poitier while working at the American Negro Theater Workshop.

He began his career as a singer, although without much fortune at first, performing in small clubs on the east coast of the United States. He opened a restaurant in New York’s Greenwich Village, which he closed later to dedicate himself permanently to singing.

He also appeared in films such as Bright Road, Carmen Jones, Island in the Sun and The World, the Flesh and the Devil, Odds Against Tomorrow, Uptown Saturday Night and in some charity campaigns such as USA for Africa in 1985.

Genero Calypso	Escuchar Musica	Año
	Álbumes
1	Mark Twain And Other Folk Favourites	1954
2	Belafonte	1956
3	Calypso	1956
4	An Evening With Belafonte	1957
5	Belafonte Sings Of the Caribbean	1957
6	Belafonte Sings Of Christmas	1958
7	Belafonte Sings The Blues	1958
8	Love Is A Gentle Thing	1959
9	Porgy And Bess	1959
10	Belafonte At Carnegie Hall	1959
11	My Lord What A Morning	1959
12	Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall	1960
13	Swing That Hammer	1960
14	Jump Up Calypso	1961
15	Midnight Special	1962
16	Streets I Have Walked	1963
17	Belafonte At The Greek Theatre	1964
18	Ballads, Blues And Boasters	1964
19	An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba	1965
20	An Evening With Belafonte/Mouskouri	1966
21	In My Quiet Room	1966
22	Calypso In Brass	1966
23	Belafonte On Campus	1967
24	Belafonte Sings Of Love	1968
25	Homeward Bound	1969
26	Belafonte By Request	1970
27	Harry & Lena, For The Love Of Life	1970
28	The Warm Touch	1971
29	Calypso Carnival	1971
30	..Live	1972
31	Play Me	1973
32	Concert In Japan	1974

 

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