His silky smooth mixture of jazz, folk, pop, and art song, often with impossibly infectious West Indies-styled accompaniment, coupled with his charismatic good looks and easy, hip coolness and sharp racial and political sense meant he was never reduced to being a mere commodity, even though he spent his whole career on major labels. Born in Harlem, but spending a good part of his childhood in his mother's native Jamaica, Belafonte grew up straddling cultures and musical styles, and bridging perceived differences became his calling card as an entertainer. Harry Belafonte's influence on pop music is much more far reaching then many realize, as he was one of the first performers to bring worldbeat rhythms to the U.S. Rosengarden, Rudolfo Curbelo, Donald Alpert, Michael Tobas, Irv Kluger, Kelly Martin, Percy Brice (drums) Danny Barrajanos, Steve Thornton (congas, bongos) Ralph MacDonald (congas, percussion) Raphael Rosario, Winslowe Daniel Barranjos, Wally Ferenz (congas) Frank Guerrero, Noah Rodriguez (bongos) Louis Singer, Arnold Manchester (percussion) Bob Dylan (harmonica) Dom Um Romao (percussion). Hidley, Buster Davis, Jack Pleis (piano) Dom Salvador, Brian Moore (keyboards) Joe Venuti (marimba) Nathan Foodman, Robert M. 'Joe' Howard, Lou McGarity, Si Zentner (trombone) Howard Glover 'Johnny' Johnson, Howard Johnson (tuba) Hal S. Wilder, Marion Childers, Maynard Ferguson, Pete Candoli, Danny Cahn (trumpet) Attilio DePalma (French horn) Leopoldo Pineda, Jose Rodrigues, John Hailburton, Edward Kuczborski, Francis L.

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