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HARRY BELAFONTE - LEWISTON 1990 [R.I.P. 1927 - 2023]

July 31, 2018 – 3:26 am

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HARRY BELAFONTE R.I.P. 1927 - 2023

Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor and civil rights activist who broke down racial barriers, has died on April 25, aged 96. As well as performing global hits such as Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), winning a Tony award for acting and appearing in numerous feature films, Belafonte spent his life fighting for a variety of causes. He bankrolled numerous 1960s initiatives to bring civil rights to Black Americans; campaigned against poverty, apartheid and Aids in Africa; and supported leftwing political figures such as Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez.

The cause of death was congestive heart failure, his spokesman told the New York Times. Figures including Joe Biden, the rapper Ice Cube and Mia Farrow paid tribute to Belafonte. The US president said Belafonte was a “groundbreaking American who used his talent and voice to help redeem the soul of our nation”. - theguardian.com

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HARRY BELAFONTE
Lewiston 1990 [no label, 2CD]
Live at Artpark, Lewiston, NY; September 2, 1990. Very good soundboard.

In the movie “Kansas City,” he’s a crime boss, ruthless, cunning and murderous. In the political arena, he’s a tireless activist - crusader for civil rights and friend of Nelson Mandela. And on the concert stage, he’s what he always was - the ultimate Caribbean crooner. It’s odd, in view of all his accomplishments, that Harry Belafonte never aspired to stardom. Certainly he never planned on being a singer.

“I never realized I wanted to be an artist, though I guess in a way I’ve always flirted with the idea. I’m told I was artistic as a child,” he said in a 1996 interview, speaking in rasping, measured, almost British tones. “But there wasn’t any room in which to dream. The America I grew up in, no black kid grew up wanting to be a movie star. America was not that generous to its black community. By the end of the Second World War, I began to flirt with the idea of being in the arts. My first desire was to be an actor. I studied quite vigorously to explore all aspects of the theater. When I had difficulty as an actor,” he explains, “that’s when I turned to singing.” - buffalonews.com

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Disc 1
Track 101. We Are the Wave 4:01
Track 102. Kwela (Listen To The Man) 7:12
Track 103. Island in the Sun 5:11
Track 104. Skin to Skin 4:55
Track 105. Mathilda 16:42
Track 106. banter 1:41
Track 107. Try to Remember 5:54
Track 108. Did You Know 4:21
50 mins

Disc 2
Track 201. We Make Love 3:08
Track 202. banter 2:32
Track 203. Paradise In Gazankulu 7:16
Track 204. Jamaica Fairwell 9:38
Track 205. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) 7:37
Track 206. Hava Nageela 9:05
Track 207. Global Carnival 8:07
48 mins

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