HARRY BELAFONTE / Day O

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Making this tune, Harry Belafonte(was born in 1927)
which he has sung here, was born in the New York
Harlem as an African-American of the Jamaican mother.
From eight years old to 12 years old, they moved to
the home of the mother in Jamaican village. He returns
to New York and after the high school graduating served
in the navy, after the second world war age of 23 years
old learned in the school of the actor. In order to make
the school expenses of that school, he became the club
singer, first sang pop song, but at the time of 25 years
old RCA Victor and contract were tied to folk song with
interest. and album "Calypso" of four years later broke,
recorded the large hit of the million cellar, appeared
in 99 weekly US chart, was called calypso king. Day O
among those this tune is to be. After that he left many
records, also performed Carnegie Hall. In addition the
movie, he perform to many works of TV and the stage as
an actor, presently he participate as an personality actor.


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