Johnny Clegg, a singer-songwriter and guitarist known for mixing Zulu music with Western influences, died on July 16, 2019 at his family home in Johannesburg,…
Pioneering South African Musician Johnny Clegg Dies at 66
Category: Obituaries
João Gilberto, the Father of Bossa Nova Dies at 88
Brazilian singer and vocalist João Gilberto died on Saturday, July 6th, 2019. Gilberto was one of the creators of bossa nova, a new musical genre…
New Orleans Music Legend Dr. John Dies at 77
Influential New Orleans pianist and singer-songwriter Mac Rebennack, better known as Dr. John, died June 6, 2019 of a heart attack. “Malcolm John Rebennack Jr.—known…
Timbales Maestro Ramon Banda Dies
American drummer and Latin Jazz timbalero Ramon Banda died May 30, 2019. Ramon Banda was born and grew up in Norwalk, a suburb of Los…
Samba Star Beth Carvalho Dies at 72
Brazilian vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Beth Carvalho died April 30, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Elizabeth Santos Leal de Carvalho, better known as Beth…
Traditional Breton Singer Yann-Fañch Kemener Dies at 61
Yann-Fañch Kemener, an influential Breton folk music singer died on March 16, 2019. He was involved in the revival of a Breton style called Kan…
Malian Singer Sali Sidibé Dies at 59
Malian vocalist Sali Sidibé died on February 8, 2019 in Bamako at the age of 59. She was a significant artist from the Wassulu region…
Celebrated Kenyan Musician Ayub Ogada Dies at 63
Kenyan musician Ayub Ogada, a virtuoso nyati player, died on Friday, February 1st, 2019. He was 63. “Ayub Ogada, respect Wuod Luo! You are the…
Steelpan Maestro Cliff Alexis Dies
Steelpan master and educator Cliff Alexis died on January 29, 2019. Cliff Alexis was born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1937. He started playing steelpan…
World Music Network Founder Phil Stanton Dies
The US-publicist for British world music company World Music Network reported the passing this month of producer and entrepreneur Phil Stanton, co-founder of World Music…