World music producer and writer John Storm Roberts died on November 29 of 2009 in Kingston, New York. He was 73. Starting in the late…
World Music Writer and Researcher John Storm Roberts Dies at 73
Category: Obituaries
UNESCO Director-General Pays Tribute to Jean Serge Essous, Congolese Artist for Peace
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization paid tribute yesterday to Jean Serge Essous, a Congolese musician who served as one…
Mridangam Maestro Ramnad V. Raghavan Dies at 82
Ramnad V. Raghavan, a widely respected performer of the Karnatak (south Indian classical music, also known as Carnatic>) mridangam and long-time member of the…
Irish Folk legend Liam Clancy Dies in Ireland at 74
Irish folk icon Liam Clancy passed away December 4 of 2009 at 12 noon in Bon Secours Hospital, in Cork, Ireland. Liam Clancy was the…
Malian Star Ramata Diakite Dies at 35
Ramata Diakite, regarded as one of the most talented singers from the Wassulu region of Mali, died October 30 in Burkina Faso. She was 35.…
Colombian Vallenato Accordion Master Dies at 65
Accordionist Miguel Ahumada died yesterday in Valledupar (Colombia) of a heart attack. He was one of the top vallenato accordionists in Colombia and was…
Argentine Folk Music Legend Mercedes Sosa Dies at 74
One of the most popular Argentine folk singers, Mercedes Sosa, died today in Buenos Aires of liver disease. She was 74. Mercedes Sosa was born…
Peter, Paul and Mary Folk Singer Dies
Mary Travers, part of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died at a Danbury, Connecticut hospital on Wednesday, succumbing after a long battle…
Renowned Percussionist Ramiro Musotto Dies in Brazil
Argentine percussionist Ramiro Musotto died September 11 of 2009 in Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) of pancreas cancer. He was 45. Ramiro Musotto was born in…
Jazz Musician and Guitar Inventor Les Paul Dies
Guitarist and inventor, known throughout the musical world for changing the very sound of music with the electric guitar and innovative recording techniques, Les Paul…