25 April 2023 at 15:43 NEW: Harry Belafonte is dead (96) The world-renowned singer, shoemaker and human rights activist Harry Belafonte is dead, write the New York Times. Belafonte died of heart failure, according to his longtime spokesman Ken Sunshine. Among other things, he was known for the songs “Day-O” (The Banana Boat Song) and “Jamaica Farewell”. In a time of segregation in American society, Belafonte rose to the top of the charts and became a central figure in the civil rights movement. In 1987, Belafonte became a Goodwill ambassador for Unicef.
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