Oliver Mtukudzi, one of the most important figures in Zimbabwean music in the past decades, died on January 23, 2019 at the Avenues Clinic in…
Celebrated Zimbabwean Musician Oliver Mtukudzi Dies at 66
Category: Obituaries
Spanish Flamenco Singer Chiquetete dies at 70
Spanish flamenco and ballad singer Antonio José Cortés Pantoja, better known as Chiquetete, died in Seville, Spain on December 16, 2019 after surgery complications. He…
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Maestro Cyril Pahinui Dies at 68
Cyril Pahinui, one of Hawaii’s finest slack key guitar players died on November 17, 2018. He was 68 years old. Cyril Pahinui participated in over…
Trinidad Calypso Legend, the Mighty Shadow, Dies
The outstanding calypso/soca singer and musician, the Mighty Shadow, died at hospital, in the early hours of Tuesday, October 23, 2018. He was 77. Ailing…
Acclaimed Latin Jazz Trumpeter and Percussionist Jerry Gonzalez Dead at 69
Today, the Latin Jazz community is mourning the loss of trumpeter and conguero Jerry Gonzalez. Reports of a fire at his home in the Lavapiés…
Otis Rush, Legendary Chicago Blues Guitarist, Dies at 84
Masaki Rush, wife of Otis Rush, announced that highly influential Chicago blues musician Otis Rush, died September 29, 2018 due to complications from a stroke…
Algerian Vocalist and Fusionist Rachid Taha Dies at 59
Acclaimed French-Algerian singer Rachid Taha died today, September 12, 2018 in Paris, France of a heart attack. The France-based Taha was a world music star…
Steel Pan Pioneer Ellie Mannette Dies at 90
Steel pan innovator Ellie Mannette passed away August 29, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. He was 90 years old. Shannon Dudley, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology…
Acclaimed Ugandan Musician Geoffrey Oryema Dies at 65
Ugandan media, and his official Facebook site, reported today the passing of celebrated world music artist Geoffrey Oryema. Oryema was born in Uganda and had…
Clarence Fountain, founder of Blind Boys of Alabama, Dies at 88
Clarence Fountain died Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 in a hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 88 years old. “Clarence Fountain was a founding member…