..."I think I’d most like to be remembered as somebody who took a rather limited gift, a rather difficult journey along the paths of intellectual growth and that I took all of this that was housed in my limited encasement and I used it to the best of my ability to enhance human belief and humankind... Harry Belafonte Interview - 7.18.05.
In 1997, legendary calypso performer Harry Belafonte gave a performance that was filmed by masterful
and award-winning video director Jim Brown. The result, AN EVENING WITH HARRY BELAFONTE
AND FRIENDS was broadcast on PBS and become the star's first concert video in more than 10 years.
Joined be several musician friends from the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa, Belafonte performs a
stellar set which includes the hits "Island In the Sun," "Banana Boat," and "Jamaica Farewell.'
The 1950's: A time when hula hoops were the rage, people wore "I Like Ike" buttons, and that new invention-television-was showing up in living rooms around the country. It was also a time of blacklists, loyalty oaths, and slandered reputations- the "Red Scare." These are the stories, which have been hidden for years, of African-Americans, like Paul Robeson, Hazel Scott, Jackie Robinson and Harry Belafonte, whose loyalties were questioned, whose careers were shattered, and whose struggles for social justice were subverted. Hosted by three-time Academy Award nominee Morgan Freeman, this compelling look at a terribly troubled time in American history is brought to life with fascinating and moving interviews with Harry Belafonte, Ossie Davis, Adam Clayton Powell III, Rosetta LeNoire and others who tell a powerful tale which should not be forgotten by any American.
HARRY BELAFONTE PRESENTS THE BEST OF THE LONG ROAD TO FREEDOM: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BLACK MUSIC' Designed as an introduction to the 5-CD box set (released in 2001) the 20 tracks chosen for the disc represent the highlights 
of this monumental work and offer a glimpse of the musical history of Black America. from Shore Fire
Harry Belafonte spent decades assembling his new collection, The Long Road to Freedom. In the language of music, it documents black Americans’ long, hard path from West Africa through slavery toward equality. It’s the beautiful sound of a people who refuse to submit, Belafonte tells YES!
Now available - two original albums on one CD. This is 
the first of what we hope will be a series of releases by BMG of master releases.
Two of my favorite records, I am glad to have them both on CD.
The linear notes were written by part of our community - friends Albert (www.belafontetracks.ca) and Carlo.Hats off to both of you!
Harry Belafonte's stylistic range is vast, encompassing pop, jazz, folk, and world music. A compilation that restricts itself to Belafonte's love songs could not and should not be deemed comprehensive in any sense ("Day-O," for example, which would not make an appropriate courting anthem, is not included here). But the love song may be Belafonte's forte--his sophisticated style, smooth delivery, and radiant voice have such sultry qualities that smoke rises off even his most casual vocal inflection.
The opener, a cover of Ray Charles's "Hallelujah, I Love Her So," is a case in point. A slinky, toned-down version of the original, Belafonte's performance is a study in seduction. Though the collection focuses only on Belafonte's swoon-inducing material, there are samples of his famed West Indies flavor with Calypso songs like "Angelina" and "My Angel (Malaika), a duet with Miriam Makeba. The two tunes from PORGY & BESS (with Lena Horne sharing vocal duties on "Bess, You Is My Woman") are among the highlights on this well selected and--yes--romantic collection.
from CD Universe
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Long after records stopped selling or could not find me a niche in market places that consistently shifted from one genre to another, one taste, one pop item to the
next or one pop icon to the next, I had an audience that.... stayed fiercely loyal.