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Category: Obituaries

Obituaries

South African Kwaito Star Lebo Mathosa Dies in Car Accident

World Music Central News Room October 29, 2006

South Africa – Popular South African singer Lebo Mathosa died in a car crash on October 23rd, after her driver lost control of her car…

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Rogério Duprat, Brazilian MPB Pioneer Dies at 74

World Music Central News Room October 28, 2006

Rogério Duprat, a well known figure in Música Popular Brasileira (MPB), died October 27 at a hospital in Sao Paulo. Born in Rio De Janeiro…

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Bob Schoenfeld, Founder of Reggae Label Nighthawk Records, Dies at 57

World Music Central News Room October 25, 2006

Robert Schoenfeld of Nighthawk Records passed away in his sleep at his home in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday, October 23, at the age of…

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Popular Sardinian Folk Singer Andrea Parodi Dies

World Music Central News Room October 24, 2006

Andrea Parodi, one of the best known singers in Sardinia died Wednesday, October 18 after a strong battle with cancer. Very popular in Italy because…

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Renowned Piedmont Blues Guitarist Etta Baker Dies at 93

World Music Central News Room September 25, 2006

Etta Baker, a leading Piedmont blues guitarist, died Saturday, September 23rd. She was 93. Baker passed away in Fairfax, Virginia, while visiting a daughter who…

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Don Walser, Country Music Yodler Dies at 72

World Music Central News Room September 21, 2006

Don Walser, a master yodler and traditional country music artist, passed away at 1:30pm on September 20, 2006, due to complications from diabetes; 6 days…

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Neapolitan Art Song Publisher Luigi Rossi Dies at 95

World Music Central News Room September 11, 2006

Luigi Rossi, owner of E. Rossi & Co. in Little Italy, died Saturday of kidney failure. He was 95 years old. Rossi was born in…

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Cuban Musician and Cha-Cha-Chá Composer Richard Egües Dies at 82

World Music Central News Room September 7, 2006

Havana, Cuba – Cuban media reported that composer and flute player Richard Egües, who wrote the popular cha-cha-chá “El Bodeguero”, died at 82 on September…

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Flamenco Singer ‘El Turronero’ Dies at 59

World Music Central News Room September 2, 2006

Utrera (Sevilla), Spain – Singer Manuel Mancheno Peña, known artistically as “El Turronero”, died September 1st at a Sevilla hospital of a stroke. He was…

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Legendary Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson Dies at 78

World Music Central News Room August 24, 2006

Ojai (California), USA – Walter “Maynard” Ferguson, one of the most influential musicians and band leaders in the history of Jazz, passed away August 23,…

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