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Harry Belafonte
Born in New York, actor, musician, and activist, Harry Belafonte’s music blends Caribbean folk music with American pop sounds. Belafonte, who is sometimes called the “King of Calypso,” has Jamaican and Martiniquan ancestry and lived in Jamaica for a time as a child. In 1956, he released his first album, Calypso, which included “The Banana Boat Song (Day-O).” Since then Belafonte has continued to produce music, act in film and theater, and stand up for causes he feels strongly about through activism.