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The sham engineers of the music industry, who steer the wheels of public opinion, are driving the good features of calypso into the ground. I shudder to think what these greedy men will eventually do to this true art form.
Harry Belafonte
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Harry Belafonte
Age: 97
Born: 1927
Born: March 1
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Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.
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