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Category: Obituaries

Obituaries

Martino found Joy in the Music

Dorothy Johnson-Laird November 18, 2013 No Comments Cameroonian musicMartin “Martino” Atangano

On a cool night in Brooklyn in Mid-September 2013, a group of musicians, friends and colleagues gathered in a meeting hall to celebrate the musician…

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Global Electronica Pioneer Cheb i Sabbah Dies at 66

Angel Romero November 10, 2013 No Comments

Haim Serge El Baz, better known as Cheb i Sabbah, a global electronica and world music DJ died on Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 of cancer.…

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Famed Percussionist, Writer and Frame Drum Expert Layne Redmond Dies at 61

Angel Romero October 30, 2013 No Comments

American drummer, frame drum specialist, author, teacher, filmmaker and historian Layne Redmond died on October 28, 2013 of breast cancer. Layne Redmond was born August…

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Prominent Composer, Percussionist and CalArts Faculty Member John Bergamo Dies at 73

Angel Romero October 30, 2013 1 Comment

Significant composer, percussionist and long-time CalArts faculty member John Bergamo passed away on Saturday, October 19 at the age of 73. John Bergamo was born…

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Indian Singer and Bollywood Luminary Dies

TJ Nelson October 24, 2013 No Comments

Famed Indian singer Manna Dey died Thursday, October 24, 2013 in a Bangalore hospital. Mr. Dey had been in increasingly poor health in recent months,…

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Popular Spanish Folk Musician José María Silva Naveros Dies at 53

Angel Romero September 3, 2013 No Comments

José María Silva Naveros, a well-known performer of traditional music from the Castilla-Leon region of Spain died on September 1st, 2013 at Hospital San Telmo…

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Famed Vallenato Composer and Guitarist Juan Francisco Mindiola Dies at 82

Angel Romero September 1, 2013 No Comments

Composer and guitarist Juan Francisco Mindiola Arias, a leading figure in Colombian vallenato music, died August 30th, 2013. Juan Francisco Mindiola Arias was born in…

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Jazz and World Music Pianist and Composer Larry Karush Dies

World Music Central News Room August 29, 2013 No Comments

Renowned pianist, composer and educator Larry Karush died Tuesday evening, August 27, 2013. Larry Karush had been battling cancer for several years, but he had…

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Etran Finatawa co-Founder Bagui Bouga Dies in Switzerland

Angel Romero August 7, 2013 No Comments

Wodaabe singer Bagui Bouga, one of the founders of Nigerien desert blues band Etran Finatawa died August 2nd, 2013 in Switzerland after a severe asthma…

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Latin Jazz Drummer Steve Berrios Dies at 68

Angel Romero July 28, 2013 No Comments

Steve Berrios, a well-known jazz and Latin music percussionist from New York died July 24th, 2013 in Manhattan. He was 68. Steve Berrios was born…

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