Paying homage to nation, Belafonte

[Sir X]

Belafonte was born in Harlem, New York, but spent time in Jamaica as a youth living with his grandmother in St Ann and attending school at Wolmer's. No wonder everyone believed that he was a solid Jamaican. Later in life, he drew on his knowledge and experiences when he recorded the album Calypso with Day-O high on the list of popular music.

In the late 1960s, Harry was one of the biggest stars of the day. On a visit here he made sure to go to St Ann to see his grandmother. I made my way to the Kingston airport on the afternoon he was to land to find the famous Harry Belafonte and get an interview for The Star. I made the journey from the Gleaner office on Harbour Street out to the airport. In those days things were not as security-conscious as they are now. If you made your request you could get to the lounge and sit with arriving or departing passengers. Soon I was walking towards Harry Belafonte “the Great”, to whom I introduced myself. I told him that I wanted an interview with him. The famous singer and movie star said he had done too many interviews since landing and he didn't think he could do any more.


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Belafonte was born in Harlem, New York, but spent time in Jamaica as a youth living with his grandmother in St Ann and attending school at Wolmer's. No wonder everyone believed that he was a solid Jamaican. Later in life, he drew on his knowledge and experiences when he recorded the album Calypso with Day-O high on the list of popular music.

In the late 1960s, Harry was one of the biggest stars of the day. On a visit here he made sure to go to St Ann to see his grandmother. I made my way to the Kingston airport on the afternoon he was to land to find the famous Harry Belafonte and get an interview for The Star. I made the journey from the Gleaner office on Harbour Street out to the airport. In those days things were not as security-conscious as they are now. If you made your request you could get to the lounge and sit with arriving or departing passengers. Soon I was walking towards Harry Belafonte “the Great”, to whom I introduced myself. I told him that I wanted an interview with him. The famous singer and movie star said he had done too many interviews since landing and he didn't think he could do any more.


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Dayhoo daaaayyyy oooh.daylight come
And mi wau go home.made the most
Money from calypso.Although 'feeling
Hot' was the most sold calypso single.
By Arrow.Arrow was the one
That wrote byron lee big hit'ms tiny
Winy'.in jamaica ah met sparow
'God father' he was from grenada
and he was a dentist by livelyhood.
Drank ah mi relative bar near stadium.