Dutch journalist and radio producer Bastiaan Springer passed away last Saturday, March 28, 2020 after a short illness.
Bastiaan Springer was born in Amsterdam in 1952. He specialized in world music and had a radio show called Dichtbij Nederland on Dutch Radio 5 and an African music program on Concertzender radio.
Springer wrote about world music for various Dutch magazines and web sites as well as English-language publications fRoots, Songlines and Afropop Worldwide.
He was interested in world music from all corners of the globe and was well-informed about many musical traditions, with a special interest in African, Asian, Afro-Caribbean and Latin American music.
A memorial page is available at basspringermemorial.nl
Author: World Music Central News Room
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What a shock! We at Afropop Worldwide were infinitely grateful for Bastian’s great contributions to our site. He will be deeply missed.