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…
Cuban Singer Reinaldo Creagh Dies at 96
Category: Obituaries
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…
Blues Guitarist Johnny Winter Dead
The blues guitarist that a 1968 Rolling Stone article described as “a cross-eyed albino with long, fleecy hair, who plays some of the gutsiest,…
Jazz Great and New Age-World Music Pioneer, Paul Horn, Dies at 84
Internationally acclaimed American jazz flute player and composer Paul Horn passed away Sunday morning, June 29, 2014 after a brief illness. He was 84. Paul…
Tar and Setar Maestro Mohammad Reza Lotfi Dies at 67
Influential Iranian musician Mohammad Reza Lotfi died on May 2, 2014. He was one of the greatest contemporary masters of the tar and setar, two…
Founding member of the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band Lester Armistead Dies at 72
“Lonesome” Lester Armistead, founding member of The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band died May 3, 2014 after a battle with cancer in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. A posting…
Cuban Icon Juan Formell, Founder of Los Van Van Dies in Havana
Groundbreaking Cuban musician, bassist, composer, and arranger Juan Formell, best known as the director of Los Van Van, died today, May 1st, 2014 in Havana,…