Harry Belafonte, American singer, actor, and activist who was a key figure in the folk music scene of the 1950s, especially known for popularizing the Caribbean folk songs known as calypsos. He was also involved in various social causes, notably the civi
Harry Belafonte. Actor: Bobby. Harold George Belafonte was born on March 1, 1927 in New York City. He was educated at the New York Dramatic Workshop. He grew up in Jamaica, British West Indies, and did folk-singing in nightclubs and theaters, and on tele
Harry Belafonte and Mento Music Page lastrevised:4/26/2009 Anyone who has heard the music of Harry Belafonte may unknowingly be familiar with a number of mento/Jamaican folk songs. Brown Skin Girl Come Back Liza (an adapted "Water Come to Me Eye") ...