Cuban percussion maestro, Tata Güines, died Monday, February 4 in Cuba of kidney failure and high blood pressure. Known as the "rey de los tambores"…
Tata Güines, Cuban Percussion Legend Dies at 77
Category: Obituaries
Ethiopian Singer Tigist Shibabaw of Bole 2 Harlem Dies in Bahar Dar
Ethiopian Singer Tigist Shibabaw died in Ethiopia last week. Details are not known as to the cause of death or the exact date of her…
Mbira Master Hakurotwi Mude Dies at 72
One of Zimbabwe’s most famous Shona singers and renowned mbira player, Hakurotwi Mude, died the second week of January. “With a heavy heart, we write…
Prominent Belizean Musician Andy Palacio Passes Away After Heart Attack and Stroke
Andy Palacio, an iconic musician and cultural activist in his native Belize and impassioned spokesperson for the Garifuna people of Central America, was declared dead…
Argentine Musician Eduardo Pinto Dies in Car Crash in Uruguay
Argentine multi-instrumentalist Eduardo Pinto died in a car crash January 7 while touring Uruguay. He was 28. Pinto was traveling with a fellow musician, Chilean charango…
Chilean Musician Valdo Delgado Dies in Car Crash in Uruguay
Chilean charango virtuoso Valdo Delgado died in a car crash January 7 while touring Uruguay. He was 41. Delgado was traveling with fellow musician, multinstrumentalist…
Music World Obituaries 2007
World Music Central brings you the list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2007. January Del Reeves, 74, country music…
Conga Maestro Carlos "Patato" Valdés Dies at 81
Cuban conga master and Latin jazz legend Carlos "Patato" Valdés died Tuesday, December 4th, in Cleveland (Ohio) of respiratory failure. Born to a musical family…
World Music Journalist Tom Terrell Loses Battle with Cancer
Tom Terrell’s sister, Bevadine, informed family and friends today that Tom’s battle with cancer ended this morning, November 29, at 5:05am. “I’m happy to say…
Renowned American Flamencologist Donn Pohren Dies in Madrid
Madrid, Spain – American writer and well-known Flamencologist Donn Pohren died in Las Rozas [a Madrid suburb] on November 5, 2007. His wife, Luisa Maravillas…