NEW YORK — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was ...

Describing life in the afterlife, Alex Brightman leads the cast of Beetlejuice in a performance of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" and "The Whole Being Dead Thing" at the 2019 Tony Awards.

Singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, best known for his Calypso hit, ‘Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)’, has passed away. The barrier-breaking artist-activist died of congestive heart ...

The recent death of the gifted Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte at the age of 96 inevitably sparked memories of when his biggest hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" swept the globe, including ...

They didn’t have to go there. Belafonte’s “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” was a huge part of the original film, so the studio probably mandated that the track appear in the sequel. At least Beetlejuice ...

It’s a movie with giant snakes and gags. Although calypso music may seem like an odd addition to Beetlejuice, songs like “Banana Boat (Day-O)” fit perfectly with the creepy setting of this 1980s flick ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK CITY — Irving Burgie, a singer and ...

The song “Day-O (Banana Boat Song),” made famous by the late, great performer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, originated on the docks of Kingston, Jamaica, as workers loading bananas onto ...

A group of friends in Bohol spread some good vibes this quarantine period with their hilarious parody of the "Banana Boat Song." The performers who call themselves "Ki-Ki and Friends" wrote new lyrics ...