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Joseph Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder, dies aged 78 | Music | The GuardianJoseph Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder, dies aged 78 | Music | The Guardian
Joseph Shabalala performing in 2008. Photograph: Joseph Kaczmarek/AP Joseph Shabalala, the bandleader who brought the South African vocal harmony group Ladysmith Black Mambazo to global success, has died aged 78.
Detour’s Top 10 Songs of 2019Detour’s Top 10 Songs of 2019
Tune in to Detour, the Folk, Roots & World Music Show on Sunday, December 15th 5-7PM to hear the Detour Top-10 Songs of 2019 Otava Yo “Once Upon a Time
New Orleans legend Art Neville, founder of the Meters and Neville Brothers, dies at 81 | Keith Spera | nola.comNew Orleans legend Art Neville, founder of the Meters and Neville Brothers, dies at 81 | Keith Spera | nola.com
Art “Poppa Funk” Neville spent a half-century shaping the sound of New Orleans music. The keyboardist and singer was a founding member of the Meters and the Neville Brothers, and
Johnny Clegg, the South African singer, has died at age 66 – CNNJohnny Clegg, the South African singer, has died at age 66 – CNN
(CNN) – Johnny Clegg, the South African singer known for Zulu rhythms and sounds with Western styles, has died, his manager Roddy Quin said in a statement. The 66-year-old died
‘A big tree has fallen’: the sad demise of fRoots, bible of British folk | Music | The Guardian‘A big tree has fallen’: the sad demise of fRoots, bible of British folk | Music | The Guardian
‘What’s been fashionable never bothered us’ … Beverly Hill, Ian A Anderson and Caroline Walker of fRoots magazine, at Bracknell folk festival, 1985. Photograph: Dave Peabody When much-loved magazines fold,
50 years on, Sandy Denny’s influence remains with Mumford, Decemberists and others – Chicago Tribune50 years on, Sandy Denny’s influence remains with Mumford, Decemberists and others – Chicago Tribune
Sandy Denny was just another relatively obscure folk singer in London when a song she wrote, “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” showed up on the American pop charts as
Minnesota blues hero Tony Glover, an influence on Dylan and the Stones, dies at 79 – StarTribune.comMinnesota blues hero Tony Glover, an influence on Dylan and the Stones, dies at 79 – StarTribune.com
He was the harmonica player Mick Jagger enlisted for a lesson, and the Doors, Patti Smith and Beck all invited on stage to perform with them in Minneapolis. The Minnesota
Leon Redbone Dead: Singer Dies at 69 – VarietyLeon Redbone Dead: Singer Dies at 69 – Variety
Singer-songwriter Leon Redbone, who specialized in old-school vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley-style music, died Thursday, his family confirmed. He was 69. Though, in characteristically whimsical fashion, the official statement announcing
Traditional Breton Singer Yann-Fañch Kemener Dies at 61 | World Music Central.orgTraditional Breton Singer Yann-Fañch Kemener Dies at 61 | World Music Central.org
Yann-Fañch Kemener, an influential Breton folk music singer died on March 16, 2019. He was involved in the revival of a Breton style called Kan ha diskan. Yann-Fañch Kemener was