Some Worldbeat Figures

The Mighty Bomber (real name Clifton Ryan) - 93 - Grenadian-born Trinidad & Tobago Calypso singer

THE MIGHTY BOMBER ~ "THE JAGABAT WOMEN";



Winston Henry - 74 - Trinidadian Calypso singer (AKA The Explainer)

WINSTON HENRY ~ "MONARCHY";


César Pedroso - 75 - Cuban pianist w/Lattin Jazz bands Los Van Van, Pupy y Los que Son, Son

LOS VAV VAN ~ "SEIES SEMANS";


Elza Soares - 91 - Brazilian Samba singer

ELZA SOARES ~ "ARQIVO:'



Tommy Tabby Shaw ~ 67 ~ Singer with Jamaican Reggae band the Mighty Diamonds and The Wailers

Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson ~ 70 ~ Singer with Jamaican Reggae band The Mighty Diamonds and the Wailers

Tyrone Downie - 66 - Jamaican keyboardist w/Bob Marley and the Wailers

THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS;


BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS ~ "NO WOMAN NO CRY";


Jo Mersa Marley - 31 - Jamaican-American Reggae singer, grandson of Bob Marley

JO MERSA MARLEY ~ "NO WAY OUT";


Drummie Zeb ~ 62 ~ Drummer w/English band Aswad and record producer

ASWAD ~ "DON'T TURN AROUND";


ASWAD ~ "BEST OF MY LOVE";


Black Stalin ~ 81 ~ Trinidadian Calypso singer

BLACK STALIN ~ "NOTHING COME EASY";


BLACK STALIN ~ "CARIBBEAN UNITY";


BLACK STALIN ~ "WAIT DOROTHY WAIT";


Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta - 78 - Congolese saxophonist, bandleader and composer

VERCKYS KIAMUNGANA MATETA;


Sol Amarfio - 84 - Ghanaian-British drummer with Afro Rock band Osibisa

OSIBISA ~ "PHALLUS C";


Orlando Julius - 79 - Nigerian saxophonist, singer and bandleader

ORLANDO JULIUS ~ "EKEMODE";


ORLANO JULIS:


Kenny J - 69 - Trinidad and Tobago Calypso and Soca singer

KENNY J ~ "THE PAINT BRUSH";


Clive Zanda - 82 - Trinidad & Tobago Calypso/Jazz pianist & percussionist

CLIVE ZANDA ~ "DESERT BREEZE";


Ernesto Cavour - 82 - Singer w/Bolivian Folk Pop group Los Jairas



LOS JAIRES ~ "MAMA CRISO";


Gal Costa - 77 - Brazilian Pop & Samba singer

GAL COSTA & JORGE BEN ~ "QUE PENA";


Erasmo Carlos - 81 - Brazilian singer-songwriter

ERASMO CARLOS ~ "CACHACA MECANICA";


Patricio Renán ~ 77 ~ Chilean singer

PATRICIO RENAN;


Elza Soares - 91 - Brazilian Samba singer

ELZA SOARES ~ "CHEGA DE SAUDAE";


Ana Bejerano - 60 - Singer with 1970's Spanish Pop group Mocedades ("Eres Tu")

MOCEDADES ~ "ERES TU";


Diego Verdaguer - 70 - Argentine singer-songwriter

DIEGO VERDAGUER ~ "LA LADRONA";


María José Cantilo - 68 - Argentine singer-songwriter

MARIA JOSE CANTILO;


Carlos Barbosa-Lima - 77 - Brazilian classical and jazz guitarist

CARLOS BARBOSA-LIMA ~ "ONE NOTE SAMBA";