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Harry Belafonte was a Jamaican-American singer, actor, producer, and activist who played a central role in the 1950s folk music scene and the Civil Rights Movement. Belafonte is best known for popularizing Caribbean calypso music internationally, with his hit version of the “Banana Boat Song” and its signature “Day-O” lyric. His breakthrough album Calypso was the first LP by a single artist to sell a million copies