Work, Love, Dignity and Play: 10 Key Harry Belafonte Songs

Harry Belafonte had his commercial peak and his most prolific recording years in the late 1950s and early 1960s, but wove music throughout his remarkable career. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. He began his career during the 1950s folk revival and continued to record — and helped orchestrate “We Are the World” — while pursing his many other artistic and political interests. Music was the springboard for Harry Belafonte’s lifework: a career that leveraged cultural recognition toward...