Guinea – Sunday, June 15, Momo “Wandel” Soumah, musical director of the troupe Circus Baobab, died. The Guinean singer, composer, and alto saxophonist was considered…
Guinean Sax Master Momo “Wandel” Soumah Died June 15
Category: Obituaries
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.…
Famed Neapolitan Singer Roberto Murolo Dies
Naples, Italy – Neapolitan singer and legend, Roberto Murolo, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 in Naples, Italy after an extended period of poor heath. Murolo,…
Irshad Hussain Khan died in Amsterdam
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Irshad Hussain Khan died in Amsterdam on March 5th, at the age of 29. His health had been declining for a…
Luthier Andrew William Whale Dies at 47
England – Luthier Andrew William Whale died February 28th, after struggling for a year with the Gerson therapy to overcome melanoma. He was exceptionally talented…
Dona Zica, Founder of Mangueira Samba School, Dies
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Eusebia Silva de Oliveira, the founder of Rio de Janeiro’s famous Mangueira samba school, died in her sleep on Wednesday,…
Cuban Singer Polo Montañez Dies
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuba’s famous singer and composer Polo Montañez died on Tuesday night of severe cranial traumas caused by a…