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Irving Burgie, Calypso Hitwriter For Harry Belafonte, Has Died At 95 by Artsjournal2

Burgie, known professionally as Lord Burgess, said that the calypso hits he adapted and wrote for Belafonte "'revolutionized music' by introducing Afro-Caribbean rhythms to the pop mainstream." " The New York Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:06AM on December 2, 2019

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