Ole Holmberg, a longtime member of the World Music Charts Europe and former Chair of the World Music Workshop of the European Broadcasting Union…
World Music Radio Producer Ole Holmberg Passes Away
Category: Obituaries
Celina González, Queen of Cuban Punto Dies at 86
Celina González, known as the queen of the Cuban Punto died Wednesday, February 4th according to representatives of Cuba’s Ministry of Culture. The singer-songwriter was…
National Endowment for the Arts reports the passing of Ghanaian drum master Yacub Addy
“It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of 2010 National Heritage Fellow Yacub Addy, Ghanaian drum master…
Wild Magnolias Big Chief Bo Dollis Dies at 71
Theodore Emile “Bo” Dollis, the Big Chief of the Mardi Gras Indian tribe the Wild Magnolias, passed away died at his home in New Orleans…
Bandoneon Maestro Leopoldo Federico Dies at 87
Renowned Argentine bandoneon master, arranger, musical director and composer Leopoldo Federico passed away on December 28, 2014. He was 87 years old. Leopoldo Federico…
Cuban Singer Reinaldo Creagh Dies at 96
Reinaldo Creagh, one of the great Cuban vocalists from Santiago de Cuba, passed away today, Sunday, November 16th in Santiago de Cuba. The former vocalist…
Irakere Guitarist Carlos Emilio Morales Dies at 78
Carlos Emilio Morales Tabares, the guitar player for legendary Cuban jazz fusion band Irakere passed away on November 12, 2014. Carlos Emilio Morales was born…
Mariachi Star Nati Cano Dies at 81
Celebrated mariachi musician Nati Cano passed away on Friday, October 3rd, 2014. Nati Cano was the leader of Los Camperos, one of the top…
Indian Mandolin Maestro U Srinivas Dies at 45
U Srinivas, a leading Carnatic music artist who introduced the use of mandolin in Indian music passed away September 19, 2014 in a Chennai hospital.…
Peret, Father of Catalan Rumba Dies at 79
Spain’s General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE), announced today that Pedro Pubill Calaf, better known as Peret, died today at the age of…