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3/6: The Life and Music of Harry Belafonte: A Tribute Concert @ Berklee Performance Center

sscotti, Neighbor

Directed by professor Larry Watson, Berklee students and faculty will celebrate Mr. Belafonte's life and music from "Banana Boat Song" to "We Are the World."

In recognition of his inspiring musical and humanitarian achievements, Berklee president Roger H. Brown will present an honorary doctor of music degree to Harry Belafonte at this event. Past recipients of Berklee's honorary doctorate include Duke Ellington (the first, in 1971), Dizzy Gillespie, Steven Tyler, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Juan Luis Guerra, David Bowie, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Bonnie Raitt, George Clinton, and Carole King.

The Life and Music of Harry Belafonte: A Tribute Concert takes place on Thursday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m., at Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave. Boston. General admission tickets are $8 in advance (discount applied at checkout), $12 day of show. Purchase tickets at berkleebpc.com, call 617 747-2261 or visit the BPC Box Office.

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