Singer and activist Harry Belafonte has died aged 96, a spokesman for the civil rights advocate has confirmed.
Belafonte rose to fame in the 1950s with his folk music, and became a powerful force in the civil rights movement as well as a Hollywood figure.
He died on Tuesday at his Manhattan apartment with his wife Pamela by his side, after congestive heart failure, said Paula Witt from public relations firm Sunshine Sachs Morgan and Lylis.
