Some Worldbeat Figures

Harry Belafonte - 96 - Jamaican-American Calypso singer ("The Banana Boat Song", "Jump in the Line"), actor and Civil Rights activist from the 1950's onward

HARRY BELAFONTE ~ "THE BANANA BOAT SONG";


HARRY BELAFONTE ~ "JAMAICAN FAREWELL";


HARRY BELAFONTE & ODETTA ~ "A HOLE IN THE BUCKET";


HARRY BELAFONTE ~ "LA BAMBA";


Lester Sterling - 87 - Jamaican Ska saxophonist w/The Skatalites, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires

THE SKATALITES ~ "THE GUNS OF NAVARONE";


BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES ~ "JAMAICAN SKA";


Lord Creator - 87 - Trinidadian-born Jamaican singer-songwriter ("Kingston Town")

LORD CREATOR ~ "KINGSTON TOWN";


Junior English - 71 - Jamaican reggae singer

JUNIOR ENGLISH ~ "THE WAY WE WERE";


Peter Austin - 78 - Singer w/Jamaican Reggae & Rocksteady bands The Clarendonians and the Soul Lads

THE CLARENDONIANS ~ "SUNSHINE";


THE CLARENDONIANS ~ "DARLING FOREVER";


THE SOUL LADS ~ "FUNNY";


Michael Cooper - 71 - Keyboardist with Jamaican Reggae bands Inner Circle & Third World

THIRD WORLD ~ "NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE";


THIRD WORLD ~ "JAH JAH CHILDREN MOVING UP";


Bernie Pitters - 70's - Jamaican born Toronto Reggae keyboardist and producer with Toots & The Maytals, Leroy Sibbles, Ishan Band, Sly & Robbie, Human Rights & Bruce Cockburn

TOOTS & THE MAYTALS ~ "SWEET & DANDY";


Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah - 65 - Jamaican/English Dub Poet, singer, author and actor

BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH ~ "TALKING TURKEY";


Denyse Plummer - 69 - Trinidadian Calypso singer

DENYSE PLUMMER ~ "NAH LEAVING";


Teté Caturla - 85 - Singer with Cuban vocal group Cuarteto d'Aida from the 1950's & 60's

CUARTETO D'AIDA - "CACHITA";


Germano Mathias - 88 - Brazilian samba singer

GERMANO MATHIAS:


GERMANO MATHIAS;


Juca Chaves - 84 - Brazilian singer and comedian

JUCA CHAVES ~ "BRASIL JÁ VAI À GUERRA";


Tito Fernández - 80 - Chilean singer-songwriter

TITO FERNANDEZ ~ "CANTOR DEL CAMINOS";


Dora María - 89 - Mexican folk singer

DORA MARIA ~ "SI TU TAMBIEN TE VAS";


DORA MARIA ~ "TABASCA";


Carlos Camacho - 73 - Singer with 1960's Puerto Rican vocal group Los Hispanos

LOS HISPANOS - "ADONAY";


Ismaïla Touré - 73 - Singer & musician with Senegalese band Touré Kunda (Talking Heads, Carlos Santana)

TOURE KUNDA ~ "EMMA";


TOURE KUNDA ~ "TOURE KUNDA";


Rigo Star - 68 - Congolese soukous guitarist and composer

RIGO STAR ~ "HMMAGE";


Mama Diabaté - 63 - Guinean singer and musician

MAMA DIABATE;


Stella Chiweshe - 76 - Zimbabwean singer and mbira player

STELLA CHIWESHE ~ "RWAVASEKURU";