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[Singer, actor and civil rights activist
Harry Belafonte dies at 96]


https://news.sky.com/story/singer-ac...at-96-12866153


He will be missed

[The Grammy, Emmy and Tony
winning star died of congestive heart
failure at his New York home on Tuesday,
with his wife by his side,
according to a spokesperson.]




[Known for his signature song
Banana Boat (Day-O),
he was largely responsible for bringing
Calypso music to an international audience
in the 1950s, and the first singer,
in any genre, to sell a million records in a year.

One of the first black performers to gain
a wide following on film, he starred in movies
including Carmen Jones, Island in the Sun
and Odds Against Tomorrow.

Just last year, he was inducted into
the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame,
becoming the oldest person ever
to receive the honour.

Alongside his sparkling Hollywood career,
he was a committed activist,
working closely with Martin Luther King Jr
during the Civil Rights Movement
of the 1950s and 1960s.]