Category: Obituaries

Haitian master drummer and singer Lénord Fortuné, also known as Azor, died July 16. He was 46. Azor was given a state funeral and he…

View More A Giant of Haitian Music Lénord Fortuné ‘Azor’ Dies at 46

Legendary Colombian singer, songwriter and composer Joe Arroyo died this morning, Tuesday, July 27th, 2011, at 7:45 a.m. at clínica La Asunción in Barranquilla (Colombia).…

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Renowned Guinean guitarist and composer Kanté Manfila died in Paris on July 20, 2011 following a long illness. Kanté Manfila was born in 1946 in…

View More Influential Guinean Musician Kanté Manfila Dies in Paris

Argentine folk singer and songwriter Facundo Cabral was shot and killed Saturday, July 9, 2011 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Mr. Cabral was 74. Mr. Cabral…

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Famed Cuban guitarist and composer, Los Zafiros band member, Buena Vista Social Club collaborator and Grammy winner Manuel Galbán died in a Havana hospital on…

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Dimi Mint Abba, an essential figure in Mauritanian music, died Saturday, June 4th, at a hospital in Morocco. She had suffered a brain hemorrhage two…

View More Mauritania’s ‘Diva of the Desert’ Dimi Mint Abba Dies at 52

Esther Forero Celis , better known as Esthercita Forero and La Novia de Barranquilla, died on Friday, June 3rd, 2011. Esthercita Forero was one of…

View More Colombian Legend Esthercita Forero Dies at 91

Pinetop Perkins passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, March 21, 2011 in Austin, Texas at the age of 97. “Two-time GRAMMY winner and…

View More Legendary Bluesman and Pianist Pinetop Perkins Dies at 97

South African guitarist and singer Shiyani Ngcobo, a master maskanda musician from KwaZulu-Natal, passed away on February 18th of 2011. Born in 1953 in Umzinto,…

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