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";

Some World Beat Figures

Bunny Wailer ~ 73 ~ Founding member of classic Jamaican Reggae group The Wailers with Bob Marley & Peter Tosh

THE WAILERS ~ "STIR IT UP";


THE WAILERS ~ "NO WOMAN NO CRY";


THE WAILERS ~ "THE HEATHEN";


Robbie Shakespeare - 68 - Jamaican bassist (Sly and Robbie, Black Uhuru)

Garth Dennis - 72 - Jamaican reggae musician (Black Uhuru, The Wailing Souls)

BLACK UHURU ~ "SOLIDARITY";


SLY & ROBBIE ~ "BOOPS HERE TO GO";


SLY & ROBBIE;


Ernest Wilson - 69 - Jamaican reggae singer w/The Clarendonians

THE CLARENDONIANS ~ "SUNSHINE";


U-Roy (Real name Ewart Beckford) - 78 - Jamaican Reggae singer & toastmaster

U-ROY ~ "VERSION GALORE";


U-ROY ~ "SOUL REBEL";


Ronnie Williams ~ 78 ~ Toronto/Jamaican/UK Reggae guitarist w/Bob Marley, Junior Murvin, The Heptones, Tommy McCook, Lee Scratch Perry, Harry J Allstars, Ginger Williams

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS ~ "TRENCHTOWN ROCK";


JUNIOR MURVIN ~ "POLICE & THIEVES";


THE HARRY J ALL-STARS ~ "THE LIQUIDATOR";


Brian Travers ~ 62 ~ Sax player with UK Reggae band UB40 ("Red Red Wine", "I Got You Babe")

UB40 ~ "RED RED WINE";


UB40 ~ "I GOT YOU BABE";


Brother Resistance ~ 66–67 ~ Trinidadian rhythm poet and musician

BROTHER RESISTANCE ~ "AH CAN'T TAKE THAT";


Josky Kiambukuta - 72 -Singer with Congolese Afro-Jazz band TPOK Jazz

TPOK JAZZ;


TPOK JAZZ;


Bopol Mansiamina - 72 - Bassist & guitarist w/Congolese Soukous band Les Quatre Étoiles

LES QUATRE ETOILOES;


Thione Seck - 66 - Senegalese singer and musician (Orchestra Baobab, Raam Daan)

ORCHESTRA BAOBAB ~ "UTRAS HORAS";


ORCHESTRA BAOBAB ~ "GOUYE-GUI";


Mamady Keïta - 70 Guinean drummer

MAMADY KEITA ~ "KUKU";


Nobesuthu Mbadu ~ 76 ~ South African mbaqanga singer with the Mahotella Queens

THE MAHOTELLA QUEENS ~ "KAZET GAZETTE";


Wes ~ 51 ~ Cammeroonian singer


Henry Stephen - 79 - Venezuelan 1960's R&B singer

HENRY STEPHEN ~ "UN VASO DI VINO";


HENRY STEPHEN ~ "MI LIMON MI LIMONIRO";


Elio Roca - 78 - Argentine 1960's & 70's Pop singer

ELIO ROCA ~ "YO QUIERO DIBUJARTE";


Rinaldo Rafanelli - 71 - Singer with Argentine 1970's bands Sui Generis, Color Humano

SUI GENERIS ~ "CANCION PARA MI MUERTO";


Meñique - 87 - Panamanian Salsa singer and songwriter

MENIQUE;


Cassiano ~ Brazilian 1980's & 90's singer-songwriter and guitarist

CASSIANO ~ "SETEMBRO";


César Isella ~ 82 ~ Argentine singer-songwriter with 1960's folk group Los Fronterizos

LOS FRONTERIZOS ~ "EL QUIANQUUENO";

Johnny Pacheco ~ 85 ~ Dominican Salsa flutist, producer & bandleader from the 1960's (Fania All-Stars) and label executive (Fania Records)

THE FANIA ALL STARS - "QUITATE";


CELIA CRUZ & THE FANIA ALL STARS - "QUINTARA";


José Manuel Zamacona - 69 - Singer with Mexican 70's & 80's band Los Yonic's

LOS YONICS ~ "ROSAS Y BLANCOS";


Omar Moreno Palacios ~ 82 ~ Argentine folk singer

OMAR MORENO PALACIOS:


Jorge Oñate - 71 - Colombian vallenato folk singer

JORGE ONATE;


Roberto González - 68 - Mexican folk rock musician & composer

ROBERTO GONZALEZ ~ "EL HUERTO";


Erriquez - 60 - Singer and guitarist with Italian Folk band Bandabardò

BANDABARDO ~ "BEPPEANNA";


Gabi Luncă ~ 82 ~ Romanian folk and lăutărească singer

GABI LUNCA ~ "Cu-o damigeana si-un pahar


GABI LUNA ~ LA CARICUMA DE LA DRUM";


Đorđe Balašević - 67 - Singer-songwriter w/1970's & 80's Serbian folk band Rani Mraz

RANI MRAZ;