Alhaurín De La Torre, Málaga, Spain – City officials announced that Flamenco singer and guitarist, José Ortega Heredia, also known as ‘Manzanita,’ died last night…
Nuevo Flamenco Pioneer Manzanita Dies at 48
Category: Obituaries
Tennessee fiddler Ralph Blizard Dies at 85
Ralph Blizard, renowned Tennessee fiddler, passed away December 3 at his home in Blountville, TN, two days shy of his 86th birthday. Ralph was a…
Storyteller Jackie Torrence Dies at 60
Storyteller Jackie Torrence, died Tuesday, November 30, at her home in Granite Quarry, North Carolina. She was 60 years old. Although well-versed in traditional African…
Bluegrass Musician Bob Paisley Dies at 73
Veteran bluegrass performer Bob Paisley died November 29 at his home in Landenberg, Pennsylvania. He was 73. Paisley’s family was originally from Ashe County, NC.…
Flamenco Guitar Master Mario Escudero Dies in Miami
Madrid, Spain – Renowned Spanish guitarist Mario Escudero died in Miami, Florida, November 19, 2004, at 8 a.m. Escudero had been suffering of Parkinson’s disease.…
Ron Stockfleth, Founder of California’s Acoustic Music Series
Folk Alliance member Ron Stockfleth, the founder and operator of southern California’s Acoustic Music Series, died Sunday, November 25, after a long struggle with kidney…
Jazz and Folk Music Broadcaster David Grierson Dies in Canada
Host of CBC’s “On the Island,” David Grierson died on Saturday, November 20. A journalist who cared deeply about music, literature, and the arts, Grierson…
Papa Ladji
The Elephant has come and taken back the spirit left 81 years ago. We say an elephant never forgets. The elephant waited for Papa Ladji…
Ildo Lobo, Cape Verde’s Greatest Male Singer, Passed Away
Cape Verde – Ildo Lobo died of a heart attack in the morning of October 20th, 2004, at his home in Praia, the capital of…
Jembe Legend Papa Ladji Camara, dead at age 81
Papa Ladji Camara, Lyrichord recording artist and world renowned drummer who many believe is responsible for introducing the Western world to the Jembe, has passed…