Hungary – Antal Kovács, the cofounder and lead vocalist of Hungarian Gypsy band Romano Drom is reported to have died suddenly on July 6th. A…
Romano Drom’s Founder Antal Kovács Dies in Hungary
Category: Obituaries
Luther Vandross Obituary and Funeral Services
New York City (New York), USA /PRNewswire/ – Luther Ronzoni Vandross, the silky-voiced R&B crooner who spun romance into hits like “Here and Now and…
Jamaican producer and singer Clancy Eccles Dies at 64
Author: Mark Gorney Spanish Town, Jamaica – Jamaican producer and singer Clancy Eccles died June 30th in Spanish Town at the age of 64. He…
Pioneer of Flamenco Piano Dies in Madrid
Madrid, Spain – Arturo Pavón, a pioneer in the use of piano in Flamenco music died in Madrid on June 6. He was 74. Years…
Cuban Country Music Legend Radeúnda Lima Dies in Havana
Havana, Cuba – Radio Progreso in Havana reported the death of Radeúnda Lima, a key figure in Cuban country music (música campesina). Radeúnda Lima died…
Portuguese Folk Music Expert Fernando Magalhães Dies at 45
Lisbon, Portugal – Fernando Magalhães, a well known jounalist, specialized in Portuguese folk music, died on May 19. He was 45. Fernando Magalhães was born…
The King of Bluegrass, Jimmy Martin, Dies in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee, USA – Bluegrass musician Jimmy Martin passed away May 14, 2005 at approximately 8:45 a.m.. Martin had been fighting cancer for several weeks.…
Popular Afghan Singer Killed in Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada – Police sources in Vancouver reported that popular Afghan singer Nasrat Parsa was found injured outside his hotel in East Vancouver after a…
Renowned Cuban Trombonist Juan Pablo Torres Dies in Miami
Cuban trombonist, composer and arranger Juan Pablo Torres died on Sunday April 17. He was suffering from an inoperable brain tumor and had spent several…
Pontic Singer Chrysanthos Dies in Greece
Greece – Chrysanthos, the great Pontic singer and the last major singer of his generation died March 31 in Thessaloniki. The Pontic Greeks were the…