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'turn The World Around: The Music And Legacy Of Harry Belafonte' at Aaron Davis Hall
Courtesy of Boyd | Posted on February 23, 2019
When
Fri, March 1, 2019
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Ty Stephens
vocalsDamon DueWhite
drumsNeil Clarke
percussionGregg Fine
guitarPaul Ricci
guitar, electricJohn F. Adams
pianoAbout
Music fans will have another chance to celebrate the life of the trailblazing entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte with artists who knew him well, as the uplifting and dynamic concert “Turn the World Around: The Music and Legacy of Harry Belafonte” returns to Aaron Davis Hall on Friday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. Presented by City College of the Arts (CCCA), the musical tribute on the icon’s 92nd birthday will feature songs from the Belafonte songbook performed by members of the Belafonte Alumni Group, a collection of artists who have performed with the star for decades. Vocalists Ty Stephens and Branice McKenzie as well as keyboardist and longtime Belafonte musical director Richard Cummings Jr. will be among the performers....