Valedupar, Colombia – Francisco “Pacho” Rada Batista died of natural causes late in the evening on July 16. Surrounded by his large family and thousands…
Colombian Vallenato Legend Dies
Category: Obituaries
Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa Dies at 77
New Jersey, USA – Celia Cruz, the most popular salsa singer, died from cancer this afternoon at 5 p.m. EST at her home in New…
Cuban Multi-Instrumentalist Tito Duarte Dies in Spain
Madrid, Spain – The Spanish Performing Rights Society (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores – SGAE) reported today that Cuban composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Tito…
Cuban Music Legend Compay Segundo Dies at 95
Havana, Cuba – Legendary Cuban musician and composer Compay Segundo died on Sunday, July 13th in Havana, Cuba. Details about his death were not available,…
Jazz/Bossa Nova Great Herbie Mann Dies at 73
Jazz flutist Herbie Mann died late Tuesday at his home in Pecos, New Mexico, near Santa Fe. At 73, Mann succumbed after a long battle…
Guinean Sax Master Momo “Wandel” Soumah Died June 15
Guinea – Sunday, June 15, Momo “Wandel” Soumah, musical director of the troupe Circus Baobab, died. The Guinean singer, composer, and alto saxophonist was considered…
Legendary Cuban Musician René Touzet Dies
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Miami, USA – Legendary Cuban musician René Touzet, one of the greatest authors of Spanish American popular music died in Miami,…
Brazilian Samba Fusion Pioneer Itamar Assumpção Died June 11
São Paulo, Brazil – World music fans are mourning the loss of Itamar Assumpção, who lost his battle with intestinal cancer on Wednesday, June 11,…
Flamenco Singer “Chaquetón” Dies of Cancer
Madrid, Spain – José Antonio Díaz Fernández, known as “Chaquetón,” one of Madrid’s best-known flamenco singers, died of cancer in a Madrid hospital. He was…
Drumming Legend Babatunde Olatunji Died Sunday
Los Angeles, California – Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji passed away Sunday, April 6th, at a hospital in Salinas, California, with his family by his side.…