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Harry Belafonte dead: Legendary singer was 96 | New York Post
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0:54Now PlayingHarry Belafonte, the legendary singer famous for hits like “Banana Boat” and an activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s, has died. He was 96.
Belafonte died Tuesday at his home in Manhattan’s Upper West Side from congestive heart failure, his publicist Ken Sunshine confirmed to The Post.
Belafonte, a New York City native with Jamaican roots, was a key figure in the folk music scene in the 1950s. Born in Harlem on March 1, 1927, he was raised in Jamaica before returning to the Big Apple only to drop out of high school and enlist in the US Navy. Following his two-year stint, he was honorably discharged and went back to Manhattan.
It wasn’t until later that his love for the arts shone through, and his frequent trips to a Harlem community theater enthralled him. He joined the Dramatic Workshop of the New School of Social Research, following his passion for theater and jazz.
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