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Harry Belafonte is an American Singer, activist, social activist, actor and a song writer. He was honored with Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science Governors Award.  He is among few Caribbean Americans who were successful in pop genre and he was known as the King of Calyps because he popularized the Caribbean style.  His breakthrough album was Calypso and it was the first album to sell in large number made by a single artist.

 He is well known because of his banana lyric sung in his singing signature, Day-O lyrics.  He recorded many genres which include American Standard, Show Tunes, Gospel, Folk and blues.  He starred in different movies like Odds Against Tomorrow, Robert Wise, Island in the Sun and the Carmen Jones, a musical hit under Otto Preminger.