Category: Obituaries

Heads Up International reported today that Jockey Shabalala, brother of Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder and leader Joseph Shabalala, passed away on February 11th at his…

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Soul legend Wilson Pickett died Thursday, January 19, 2006, of a heart attack in a Reston, Virginia hospital in a statement put out by his…

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Scotland, UK – Greentrax Recordings reported the death of piper and composer Gordon Duncan. Ian Green, managing director of the company expressed his feelings about…

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New York, USA – Master steelband music arranger Clive Bradley passed away today, November 26th 2005 in Trinidad. The revered musician recently celebrated his 69th…

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Bulgaria – Several sources announced that Professor Kiril Stefanov died in November 2005 after being in a coma for ten days. He was the artistic…

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Santiago de Chile, Chile – Percussionist Eric Maluenda, one of the founders of renowned Chilean folk group Illapu died October 4 of a heart problem.…

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One of Brazil´s greatest guitar-players has died in Campo Grande (MS). 81 years of age, Helena Meirelles died of chronic pneumonia. Helena was already in…

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Saharawi guitarist and composer Baba Salama Said died in Pamplona, August 24 of 2005, at dawn. Baba was suffering from leukemia in a very advanced…

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Orange (Texas), USA – Award-winning guitarist, fiddler and singer Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown died Saturday, September 10, in his hometown of Orange (Texas). Gatemouth Brown was…

View More Blues and Zydeco Legend Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Dies at 81