Folk Singer and Rights Activist Harry Belafonte passed away on Tuesday due to congestive heart failure

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A singer, actor and a rights activist, had been a charismatic performer on and off the stage breaking racial barriers

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Harry Belafonte had been one of the influential personalities in the United States since the 1950’s

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Belafonte was born in Harlem to Jamaican mother and his father hailed from the island of Martinique

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His rise to fame and recognition started with his songs that bore the signature of the Caribbean culture

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Belafonte took his best-selling music on the road, to white audiences who’d pay a lot of money to watch him perform

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A major part of his knowing people was knowing that they watched TV which is equally responsible for his popularity

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Fans and admirers including Vice President Kamala Harris expressed their condolences on his passing away

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The singer passed away at the age of 96 after suffering a congenital heart failure as confirmed by his family

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