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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe forgot Harry Belafonte's 90th birthday last Wednesday
in all the madness
Belated Happy Birthday to a freedom fighter and a progressive.
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We forgot Harry Belafonte's 90th birthday last Wednesday (Original Post)
malaise
Mar 2017
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tblue37
(65,227 posts)1. BirthDAY-O, BirthDAY-O! Daylight come and me wanna go home! nt
malaise
(268,713 posts)2. Bob Clarke is actually playing his songs on Irie fm
Jamaica farewell just finished -Sweet
Nicely done tblue37
tblue37
(65,227 posts)3. I grew up carrying a huge crush on handsome Mr. Belafonte. Since growing up, I carry a huge dose of
admiration for his activism.
malaise
(268,713 posts)5. Anddamn he was handsome
tblue37
(65,227 posts)8. He still is:
<iframe width="854" height="480" src="" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
This is from just last year! Good genes means smooth aging.
BTW, he is 24 years older than I am, but he looks a few years younger!
malaise
(268,713 posts)9. He sure aged well
BumRushDaShow
(128,503 posts)4. Joe Madison mentioned last week
and said that one of the funniest conversations he had with Belafonte was his description of doing a concert years and years ago in Japan - where he was beside himself watching the 10,000 Japanese in attendance singing "Daaaaayyyooooo Daaaaaayyyyoooo" along with him.
malaise
(268,713 posts)7. Very cool
Some nice music playing on Irie fm
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)6. Recommended. A great voice and a great example. eom