New York City, USA – Samuel Tackie Ofori passed away over the weekend of July 31st 2004. Sam was the lead master drummer and one…
New York Musicians Mourn \"Sam Taki\" of Ghana
Category: Obituaries
Bluegrass Legend Charlie Waller Passes Away
Orlando, Florida, USA – Around 6:30 yesterday evening Charlie Waller was found motionless in his garden by his wife. He passed away just prior to…
Tejano Legend Isidro López Dies at 75
Isidro “El Indio” López, one of the fathers of Tejano music, died on August 16. He was 75. López was born to Mexican parents in…
Drummer Lamine Lopez Soumah Dies of Motorcycle Injuries
Contributed by Tiani Tarr Lamine Lopez Soumah died on Tuesday, August 10, 2004, after a motorcycle accident and several months in medical care. His death…
Ahmet Altýparmak has Died
Cyprus – Famous darbuka and def player Ahmet Altýparmak, the last living representative of Mehmetaliler, a band which has a very important place in Turkish…
Oral Historian Djali Djimo Kouyate Dies at 51
Djimo Kouyate, a jali, oral historian and 149th generation of the Kouyate family of jali, historians and musicians, died in Washington, DC, on August 1.…
South African bass icon Sipho Gumede dies
South African bass guitarist and composer Sipho Gumede died on Monday, July 26, at the Parklands Hospital in Durban, reportedly of lung cancer. Gumede was…
Flamenco Dancer Ana Parrilla Dies in Jerez
Jerez, Spain – Flamenco dancer Ana Fernández de Molina, also known as ‘Ana Parrilla,’ died July 11 in her hometown of Jerez de la Frontera…
Kerrville Folk Festival Photograph Ken Schmidt Dies in Kayak Accident
Ken Schmidt, photographer and dear friend of the Kerrville Folk Festival died in a kayaking accident on July 11 near Comfort, Texas. He was 40…
Newfoundland Composer Otto Kelland Dies at 99
Otto Kelland, the composer of “Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s”, one of Newfoundland’s favorite folk songs, died July 8 in Flatrock, Newfoundland. He…