MY SONG A Memoir

Belafonte, an icon in entertainment and political activism, shares his struggles and triumphs in a thorough, well-considered, and very personal biography. Belafonte performs the introduction himself, exhibiting palpable maturity and wisdom. Mirron Willis delivers the balance with appropriate depth of emotion, rhythm, and pacing. Willis brings Belafonte to life in spite of the difficulty of portraying the voice and sensibility of a familiar public figure. Willis’s narration assumes a light tone in places and then shifts to icy determination as Belafonte’s life evolves. Willis exercises great care and dignity in his presentation of a unique American. W.A.G. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2011]