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‘Harry Belafonte was the greatest’: Usha Uthup

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Pop icon Usha Uthup | Photo Credit: Periasamy M. In 1968-69, when Usha Uthup was preparing for her opening night at Trincas on Park Street, her soon-to-be-husband requested her to sing Harry Belafonte’s ‘Matilda’. She knew the song, having heard the American singer’s 1959 album Belafonte at Carnegie Hall. Calling the singer-actor-human rights activist’s […]

Harry Belafonte, who mixed music, acting, and activism, passes away at 96: report

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting Day O in his 1950s hit song Banana Boat before turning to political activism, has died at the age of 96, the New York Times reported on April 25. As a Black leading man who explored racial themes in 1950s […]