When I went to Japan I sang in Japanese; when I went to Greece I sang in Greek. … - Harry Belafonte

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Harry Belafonte

When I went to Japan I sang in Japanese; when I went to Greece I sang in Greek. When I went to Spain, I sang in Spanish. I couldn't speak it very well, but I sang, I was beautiful in singing it. These things just constantly attracted people to the uniqueness of who I was and the way in which I performed.

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