Harry Belafonte Harold George Belafonte, Jr. is a Jamaican American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful popular singers in.

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Harry Belafonte Harold George Belafonte, Jr. is a Jamaican American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful popular singers in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso," a title which he was very reluctant to accept for popularizing the more..

“ Harry Belafonte: You can cage the singer but not the song. #Censorship

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