Harry Belafonte Speaks

[cube1726]

Geechie Dan Beaoford my man! lol Great man! Mr. Belafonte.

[ELGORITHM]

ELGORITHM

GROOVE

FROM

PARIS

WELCOME

WORLD !

[locsman]

Truly great man.And big sis.You are just gorgeous .

[mitraljez]

0:55 + ... challange ... failed ;)

[john4878]

A wise man. Who also gave a lot of pleasure to my mam and all the other housewives in the 60s. By singing of course. I remember listening to him on the radio when I was v. small, his songs of tropical islands were a welcome ray of sunshine in the lives of many people. God bless you Harry. And thanks.

[cschoon1213]

I have listened to Harry Belafonte since I was a kid and LOVED his singing. He has / had one of the most beautiful voices ever recorded. God Bless you Mr. Belafonte !

[LeahTVdotcom]

A WONDERFUL SPEAKER !

[rexbarn]

Harry Belafonte is a treasure to our world. He speaks truths that we all need to hear more of.

[punkychin]

Mi seh de mi seh de mi seh de tally man carry mi banana

[j17k]

uno de los grandes, unio a Gringolandia con las republicas bananeras. tengo 36 naños vivo en Panama y seguro que este hombre hizo buenas cosas en su juventud.

[MrNewellc]

I had the good fortune to meet Harry Belafonte many years ago. His intellectual prowess and caring for humanity are evidenced by his critical analysis of the hegemonic forces that determine the social, economic, and political life not only of blacks in the United States, but also of all humanity. Harry possessed this kind of wisdom at a young age....a true gentleman and a scholar!

[hochbob]

There will never be another.

[jazz1bro]

A great man who hung out with Charlie Parker!

[westvirginiaone]

One fine singer, one great man. I so admire his mind & philosophy. Long live Harry!

[hansnini]

Belafonte strahlt immernoch soviel waerme aus!

[MsPamAnn]

Thank you Mr. Belafonte for not abandoning your Black brothers and sisters. Thank you for your love and success.

[rilo982]

his voice transmits quiet and heat even when he speaks!

[Steadno]

an unbelievably dignified man!

[mogcat221]

Harry Belefonte - what an amazing human being - I am a huge fan of Carmen Jones but from his acting style it was quite apparent that Harry was not manipulated in that film, even then, by negro 'staging'. He was his own person even under all that pressure then. It is quite obvious and noticeable that a man who can sing opera (and reggae) like he can does not need someone telling him how to live his life. Thank you Harry for your great talent and for sharing it with us. I am a huge huge fan.

[burnley5960]

I agree he is still great CURSE the American government for their attitude towards the great man

[gnikhilg]

one of the few true & worthy inheritors of the robeson legacy

[ldstiesto]

When was this video taken??

[ymk19]

harry hope your doing fine

[frankd1965]

@ymk19 a great singer and actor. In Tucson, AZ they play his songs

[christclark1]

How long ago was this taken?  It seems to me that there have been monumental strides towards equality in just my lifetime (37 yrs.) More truth in depictions that media shows too. It will be interesting to see what develops especially over the next 4 years.

[problackfilms]

Wishing you strenght always Harry

[martinthomas02]

harry is my icon which will surprise many iam white and affluent1974 london palladium he is champion and never let his scupples rule himself he is the ultimate rights activist i love u harry

[blackclassics]

You've got to appreciate the elders. They see things so clearly. "I was able to play the character to the FULLNESS of my BLACKNESS." Beautiful. Just beautiful. I gotta rent those movies.

[akn220]

Everyone look forward to the film about his life that's in the works.

[dinuvc]

What a wonderful vid! :)

[Cheetah4MJ7]

Wisdom in it's rarest form learned through life. He is right not to have taken on that roll in Porgy and Bess. Not just black people are pictured negatively so are muslims and all other non caucasian people. And I am a caucasian girl but I do not put people in stereotype-boxes. People are people nothing more nothing less despite of whatever colour they may have they shouldn't be judged upon that. Props to mr. Harry Belafonte ^_^!

[jimlea87123]

This speaks VOLUMES...Thank you so Much for putting this here.

[millyss]

god bless you harry !! love you XXXX

[Marlene55M]

Harry is so wise... he must be a feminist, too. He's forever beautiful.

[afsheenbenab33]

Such a great humanitarian with a wonderful heart. If this country were to ever - dreaming here - hold a national debate on Race and other cultures, he would be one of the main people I would want on the Dias.

[Taleggio]

What an amzing man!

[findpeaceofmind]

Man like him are needed nowadays. I love all of his songs, however my favorite one is "The banana boat song"

[millot1234]

Even having reach top fame, Harry Belafonte had allways kept a nice human soul. I respect him.

[Itseasyifyoutry]

LEGEND. I wish i could meet him.

[juliijulii]

Thanks Harry for all you've done and all you do

[Wayne1864]

If I could have a child by a black man I would want Harrys child

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[QueerBlackCinemaTV]

I thought sure Mr.Harry was going to say CarmenJones but then again he did drop his fiancé with the quickness once he was put in a situation withCarmen played byDorothyDandridge.Very interesting comment he said about Porgy&BessGreat point.If it wasn't for the score byGeorgeGershwin then it wouldn't have been a success.George demanded the cast be allBlack.Powerful.During those days it was very hard for Black actors to get roles.Wonder howDenzel felt when he won best actor?Very little progress.

[Aimzinian]

Psst, people are holding up signs saying what Harry has to say.

In his head he's thinking "AH, A SIGN."

Aw I love him!

[s67gor]

Harry Belafonte is one of my Heroes and I do hope to meet him one day.

[eatahero]

I had the extreme pleasure of living with Harry and his wonderful family, his wife Julie,daughter Gina and my old friend David Belafonte, the man is a legend, he took me into his home for 2 months, I got to　travel with them and even got to see him live at the Greek Theater in L.A.,

[sixtyniner79]

A GREAT PERSON!!! What else can I say?