On Tuesday (April 25), Harry Belafonte’s death was announced. The legendary singer, actor, and activist, who passed away in his home in Manhattan, New York, from congestive heart failure, was 96.

When Harry Belafonte turned 93 on March 1, he celebrated with a tribute at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, which ended with a thunderous audience singalong to a riff on his star-making 1956 ...

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- ...

April 25 (Reuters) - Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting "Day O" in his 1950s hit song "Banana Boat" before turning to political ...

Harry Belafonte, the singer whose dynamic a cappella shout of “Day-O!” from “The Banana Boat Song” and other music from world folk traditions propelled him to international stardom, and who used his ...

Harry Belafonte, who rose to international stardom after his groundbreaking 1956 hit, “The Banana Boat Song (Day-O),” has died at age 96. Born on March 1, 1927, in Harlem, New York City, Belafonte ...