Harry Belafonte is a Jamaican-American singer, actor, and social activist. His genre of music is calypso, which is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago. Calypso music is characterized by its upbeat rhythms and lyrics that often focus on social and political issues. Harry Belafonte was one of the first artists to popularize calypso music in the United States and around the world.