Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Brazilian drummer and percussionist Dom Um Romão died July 27 in Rio de Janeiro, at age 79. The pioneering percussionist…
Brazilian Percussionist Dom Um Romão Dies at 79
Category: Obituaries
British blues legend Long John Baldry dies at 64
Vancouver (British Columbia), Canada – British blues legend Long John Baldry died January 12, in Canada, at Vancouver General Hospital. He was 64. Long John…
Flamenco Legend El Chocolate Dies at 75
Seville, Spain – Flamenco legend and Latin Grammy winner Antonio Núñez Montoya, ‘El Chocolate‘, died on July 19 at his home in Seville. The cantaor…
Romano Drom’s Founder Antal Kovács Dies in Hungary
Hungary – Antal Kovács, the cofounder and lead vocalist of Hungarian Gypsy band Romano Drom is reported to have died suddenly on July 6th. A…
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.…