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Bill Lee, jazz musician who worked with Bob Dylan and on son Spike Lee's early movies, dies at 94

Bill Lee, a well-regarded jazz musician who accompanied such artists as Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel and Harry Belafonte and scored four of his son Spike’s early films, has died

The Independent UK

From sit-ins in the 1960s to uprisings in the new millennium, Harry Belafonte served as a champion of youth activism

Of all the contributions for which Harry Belafonte will be remembered, perhaps none is more enduring than the celebrated entertainer’s lifelong support for youth activism.

The Conversation

TV tonight: Niamh Algar continues to thrill in tense hospital drama

It’s the dreaded day of the inquest in Malpractice. Plus: Lionel Richie and Katy Perry headline the mega Coronation Concert. Here’s what the watch this evening

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Going bananas over the 'Day-O' song

The recent death of the gifted Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte at the age of 96 inevitably sparked memories of when his biggest hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" swept the globe, including Britain.

Bangkok Post

Harry Belafonte: singer who helped organise the March on Washington

Harry Belafonte, who has died aged 96, was not the first black entertainer to “transcend racial boundaries” in the US, said The New York Times.

The Week

Still: A Michael J Fox Movie to Matilda: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

The Back to the Future star is funny, engaging and incredibly candid about living with Parkinson’s. Plus the classic tale of the girl who moves things with her mind

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Retrograde; The Secret Life of Bees; Dixon and Daughters – review

Kiln; Almeida; Dorfman, LondonIn his quickfire new McCarthy-era play, For Black Boys… creator Ryan Calais Cameron speaks his mind; a civil rights musical buzzes with potential; and Deborah Bruce’s domestic abuse drama is full of surprises

The Guardian - UK

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Letters to The Editor — April 29, 2023

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The Hindu

Remembering the artist and civil rights icon Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte, the trailblazing singer, actor, and civil rights icon, died at 96.

Fortune

Harry Belafonte: a singer and actor but an activist at heart

The Caribbean-American singer and actor Harry Belafonte has passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 96. Although he was well known for songs like Day-O (The Banana Boat song) and Jump In The Line, which earned him the title “King of Calypso”, his music was a vehicle…

The Conversation

'Artist activist' says he wants to bring about change

Actor, writer and singer Tayo Aluko is inspired by Paul Robeson and Harry Belafonte

Liverpool Echo

Bono: ‘The lesson Harry Belafonte taught me’

Pioneering musician and activist Harry Belafonte has died aged 96. Here, Bono remembers a ‘lightbulb moment’ when he came face-to-face

The Independent UK

Harry Belafonte: Singer, actor and unshakeable civil rights activist

America’s first black superstar’s good looks and sweet calypso sounds allowed him to penetrate the wider public arena – where he tirelessly campaigned for racial equality

The Independent UK

OPINION - It isn’t that I wanted kids, it’s that I didn’t want to miss out on them

It has been impossible to pick up a newspaper recently without being faced with the photograph of a smiling white woman in her thirties or forties telling us how happy she is to have decided not to have children. The articles had titles such as “Women without children aren’t selfish…

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Salon

Sharlet: "After Trump comes others"

"It's worse post-Trump than it was during Trump's presidency"

France 24

Joe Biden formally announces 2024 White House run

This week, Joe Biden announced he is seeking re-election. The 80-year-old US president says he wants to "finish the job". His announcement came as no surprise and sets the stage for a possible rematch next year between Biden and former president Donald Trump. In a campaign video announcing his bid,…

Evening Standard

Retrograde at Kiln Theatre review: Ryan Calais Cameron’s portrait of Sidney Poitier is electrifying

Ivanno Jeremiah delivers a performance of great strength and delicacy as the pioneering actor

Chicago Sun-Times

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TCM To Pay Tribute to Harry Belafonte in July

Network to air ‘Carmen Jones,' ‘The World, the Flesh and the Devil’ in July

The Independent UK

Farewell to a beloved elder: Activists reflect on Belafonte

Harry Belafonte, who died Tuesday at age 96, left behind generations of admirers and proteges

The Guardian - US

‘I did all that I could’: the tireless activism of Harry Belafonte

The death of the artist and activist leaves behind an important legacy of someone who worked hard to make a difference

Salon

Harry Belafonte's song of rebellion

Looking back at the King of Calypso's legacy reveals the many ways that his work contributed to the good fight

The Conversation

Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice

In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail party in Manhattan, scolding the then-attorney general of the United States.

The Guardian - UK

Calypso, jazz, orchestral ballads … the astonishing range of Harry Belafonte

We pick 10 of the best recordings by the late singer, who became famous for popularising calypso but whose artistry couldn’t be hemmed in by genre

The Hindu

Harry Belafonte: 1927-2023 | Staying alive in Kolkata

With American singer Harry Belafonte passing away at 96, here’s looking back at the hold he had on the country

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