Harry Belafonte Quotes

Harry Belafonte — American Musician born on March 01, 1927,

Harold George "Harry" Bellanfanti, Jr., better known as Harry Belafonte, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and social activist. One of the most successful Caribbean American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso is the first million selling album by a single artist. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". He has recorded in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He has also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's hit musical Carmen Jones, Island in the Sun and Robert Wise's Odds Against Tomorrow... (wikipedia)

You can cage the singer but not the song.

Our foreign policy has made a wreck of this planet. I'm always in Africa... And when I go to these places I see American policy written on the walls of oppression everywhere.

Fascism is fascism. Terrorism is terrorism. Oppression is oppression.

I think Bush has a very selfish, arrogant point of view. I think he is interested in power, I think he believes his truth is the only truth, and that he will do what he wants to do despite the people.

This generosity that has been offered to the United States says very much about the Venezuelan spirit.

Harry Belafonte Quotes

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