2008 Music Obituaries, July
World Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. July 1 Mel Galley, 60, musician. Guitarist Mel Galley…
Amereggae
Rockamovya – Rockamovya (Young Tree Records YTR-0206, 2008) Scholars Word – Make Way (Scholars Word, 2008) John Brown’s Body – Amplify (Easy Star Records ES-1017,…
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Live DVD to be Released in January 2009
Live – Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a new DVD by one of South Africa’s best known musical exports. For more than three decades, the story…
Portuguese Explorer
Julio Pereira Geografias (Som Livre, 2007) Mandolinist Julio Pereira is a legendary figure in Portuguese folk music. He is known for his combinations of traditional…
Celtic Group Flook Disbands
Anglo-Irish band Flook sent a Christmas message announcing that it is disbanding. "We wanted to wish you a very Happy Christmas and also to share…
2008 Music Obituaries, June
World Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. June 1 Al Jones, 62, singer, songwriter and musician.…
2008 Music Obituaries, May
World Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. May 1 Mary Berry, 90, musicologist. Ms. Berry was…
2008 Music Obituaries, April
World Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. April 4 Fay McKay, 78, performer. A Las Vegas…
2008 Music Obituaries, March
[caption id=”attachment_41949″ align=”alignright” width=”120″ Jeff Healey[/captionWorld Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. March 2 Jeff Healey,…
2008 Music Obituaries, February
World Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. February 3 Jorge Liderman, 50, composer. Born in Buenos…