Picture courtesy of France-Marie, Olympia,Paris,March 24, 2003. MERCI!

A TRIBUTE TO A GREAT HUMAN BEING " The role of the artist is to not only show life as it is, but life as it should be." Harry Belafonte July 23, 2003 As a half- a-century plus fan of Harry Belafonte, singer,actor,civil and human rights activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador,I want to try to put together memories of extraordinary moments I and innumerable other fans ( or critics) have experienced in different circumstances and places. It is the first time I am trying to make a webpage, so, please, be patient with me..,and feel free to help me! July 23, 2004 One year ago, I started this page with the hope that it would be another meeting place for fans of my hero. Unfortunately it has not turned out this way, therefore , there are no shared memories. So, I tried to make it , as much as possible, a schedule of events in which he is a leader or participant, and public remarks by or about him. Sadly, there have not been any shows, except for the benefit for the Atlanta Opera last October. I still hope we will have the joy of seeing him again on stage, and I plan to continue this site , in his honor.

NAME OF THIS SITE NEVER MORE APPROPRIATE (July 9, 2005) UPDATED OCTOBER 29, 2008 CLEVELAND.COM THE PLAIN DEALER Belafonte: Bush kept him from funerals Wednesday, March 1, 2006 Legendary entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte told reporters before a speech at Case University that Preident Bush influenced the King family to disinvite him from the funeral in suburban Atlanta on Feb.7. Belafonte, known to be a friend of Martin Luther King Jr., said he was told about the decision the day before the funeral, at which he had been scheduled to speak. The King children made the final decision, Belafonte said, but they were " fiercely intimidated by the president's representatives." Belafonte has been a vocal critic of the Bush admiinistration. To-day, Wednesday March 1, 2006, Harry Belafonte is 79 years old1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY best wishes for a happy, healthy, successful last year as a SEPTUAGENARIAN from another one.... Saturday,December10,2005 I can't keep up with the actiivities of my fellow-septuagenarian, even sitting at home... But I will keep trying as long as I can,because, as he told me recently,I am " persistent !" I have to prove him right ! .

Pages to different parts of this site January 2, 2006 As one of my New Year's resolutions, I tried to make this site as practical to navigate as possible... As all Harry Belafonte's fans, I HOPE there will be a concert if not a tour, and, perhaps the album mentioned by Harry Belafonte himself several years ago, containing new songs ( such as the Haitian 's rickety boat song he performed with such passion at least in Paris , in 2003 ), and many others released after 1977,