Charles Chase, poet, proprietor of The Folk Music Center, and expert on folk instruments from around the world, died on May 21 in Claremont, CA.…
Charles Chase, proprietor of The Folk Music Center Dies at 89
Category: Obituaries
Folk Music Radio Host Mike Fleischer, Dies at 67
Mike Fleischer, 67, of Downers Grove, Illinois, passed away Saturday, May 15. Mike was host of the weekly WDCB, Glen Elllyn, IL, radio show, Treasures…
Brenda Fassie: 1964-2004
Johannesburg, South Africa – South African diva Brenda Fassie died at Sunninghill Hospital in Johannesburg on the afternoon of May 9. She had been in…
Founding Father of Reggae Music Clement S. Dodd, Passes Away
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, owner and producer of reggae’s most legendary record label, Studio One passed away in Jamaica on Tuesday, May…
Jazz Violinist Claude Williams Dies at 96
Claude Williams, jazz violinist for over 80 years, died April 26, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 96. He continued to perform professionally until shortly…
Flamenco Legend, “La Paquera de Jerez”, Dies at 70
Jerez, Spain – Francisca Méndez, better known as “La Paquera de Jerez,” died Monday afternoon at the Asisa Clinic in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz,…
Mozambican Music Star Gito Baloi Murdered in Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa – Mozambican-born composer, bassist and singer, Gito Baloi, was shot in the neck by two men who opened fire on him on…
World Music Agent Julie De Rossi Killed by Drunk Driver
Julie De Rossi was struck and killed by a drunk driver early on the morning of March 17. She was the Event Director of Motherland…
Folk Singer Rick Fielding Dies of Cancer
[image1_left]Rick Fielding passed away Saturday evening March 20 after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. Originally a native of Montréal, Quebec, Rick was smitten…
Rudy King, the man who brought the Steelpan to the US, passes away
New York, USA – The New York Pan Community and the rest of the Global Pan world mourn the loss of one of its best,…