Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor and wide-ranging activist, has died aged 96.The cause of death was congestive heart failure, his spokesman told the New York Times.As well as performing global hits such as Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), winning a Tony award for acting and appearing in numerous feature films, Belafonte spent his life fighting for a variety of causes.
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