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Belafonte II: The Long Road to Freedom

Published 7 March 2014 by roedeo

Belafonte II: The Long Road to Freedom

Seeing Belafonte @ Berklee yesterday couldn’t help but make me think back to the time when he came to our NPR studios in 2001 to record a couple of programs…

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Wild About Harry: Belafonte @ Berklee

Published 7 March 2014 by roedeo

Wild About Harry: Belafonte @ Berklee

Great love fest and concert last night for the ever-dignified and charismatic Harry Belafonte, the “High School drop out getting an Honorary Degree from Berklee.” At the age of 87,…

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