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RIP Harry Belafonte

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Rambling

Rambling Report 25 Apr 2023 16:36

"Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor and civil rights activist who broke down racial barriers, has died aged 96." <3

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh1ow6zKapQ

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JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 25 Apr 2023 16:47

RIP Harry Belafonte. <3

Mary’s Boy Child.

Hope I haven’t got that wrong. :-S

Rambling

Rambling Report 25 Apr 2023 16:57

JoyLouise yes he did sing it :-)

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JoonieCloonie

JoonieCloonie Report 25 Apr 2023 17:01

Many moons ago, an old No. ... I'll call him No. -1 ... and I went to a Harry Belafonte concert. His rapport with the audience was magical, as was the opening scene on the stage, sunrise to his performance of Day-O and the musicians on stage.

At one point he got us all singing, by categories. I think I must have been "women under 40" still, if only by a few months.

When we left the theatre, we talked about that bit of the performance. No. -1 said: "I did it so I could say I sang with Belafonte."

Me too. I sang with Belafonte! It's a great memory of a great man. <3

(And I just paid up again so I could post this!)

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You remember me. :)

Rambling

Rambling Report 25 Apr 2023 17:09

Nice to see you JoonieCloonie, and what a lovely memory for you to have <3

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 25 Apr 2023 21:22

RIP

He had a great career, and was a great humanitarian.

We saw him on stage in Vancouver in 1969, and like JoonieC, were amazed at the opening of the show, and then with the rest of it.


It was our 2nd wedding anniversary, I booked the show but OH had reserved at one of the top restaurants in Vancouver. We ddid't think too much about that, until the waiter (as they were then called) got a bit snooty when we said we hadn't time for dessert as we were going to the show. "You should have told us when you arrived and we would have made sure that the timing was correct'!!

Never mind ...... the meal was very good, and harry Belafonte was magnificent!

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 25 Apr 2023 21:23

Nice to see you, JoonieC.

I was only thinking about you the other day. Hope all is going well with you.

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My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.