{"id":3728,"date":"2024-11-20T04:21:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T23:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=3728"},"modified":"2024-11-21T00:57:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T19:57:50","slug":"legendary-singer-harry-belafonte-dies-at-age-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/legendary-singer-harry-belafonte-dies-at-age-96\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Singer Harry Belafonte Dies At Age 96"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Belafonte Television And Video Archive \/ YouTube Harry Belafonte, The \u201cKing Of Calypso\u201d Harry Belafonte, the legendary vocalist behind a bunch of iconic songs, has died. 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