Luis Abreu, one of the musicians of the legendary Cuban rumba group Los Papines, died Tuesday, April 17th in Havana. He was 73 years old.…
Cuban Percussion Master Luis Abreu Dies at 73
Category: Obituaries
The ‘Dame’ of Greek folk music Domna Samiou dead, 84
One of the country’s leading folk singers, Domna Samiou, passed away late on Saturday, leaving behind an irreplaceable gap in traditional Greek music and culture.…
Radio Tarifa’s Vocalist Benjamín Escoriza Dies at 58
Our Spanish colleague, Araceli Tzigane of Radio Nacional de España (RNE) – Radio Exterior, reports that Spanish singer Benjamín Escoriza, former vocalist of Radio Tarifa,…
Haitian Master Drummer Frisner Augustin Dies
Haitian musician Frisner Augustin passed away on February 28th, 2012 at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince (Haiti). He died of a brain hemorrhage. Frisner Augustin…
Sudanese Singer and Musician Mohammed Osman Wardi Dies
Covered by state television, thousands of fans gathered, along with friends, family and government officials, on Sunday at the Farouk Cemetery in Khartoum, Sudan to…
North Carolina Fiddler and Folk Musician Dies
African American, “old time” stringband musician Joe Thompson passed away Monday, February, 21, 2012 due to declining health according to family. He was 93. Mr.…
Salsa Master Jimmy Sabater Dies at 76
Jaime Sabater Sr., better known as Jimmy Sabater died in New York City on February 8th, 2012. Jimmy Sabater was a legendary Latin music vocalist…
The Head of the Renowned Seivane Bagpipe Making Family Dies at 90
Piper and bagpipe maker Xosé Manuel Seivane Rivas, patriarch of the renowned Seivane family died today in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). He was 90 years…
Legendary Blues Singer Etta James Has Died
The Grammy award winning blues, soul, jazz and gospel singer Etta James, best known for the sultry track “At Last,” passed away at California’s Riverside…
Cuban Rumba Maestro Gregorio Hernandez El Goyo Dies at 75
Dancer, singer and master percussionist Gregorio Hernández Ríos ‘El Goyo’, one of the best known performers of Afro-Cuban rumba, died in Havana on Sunday, January…