So many suicides this week. So sad for their families. And so sad for them because things would have gotten better if they had just given it time. Reminder: If you or someone you know needs help, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or visit http://www.SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources. If you want to know more about any of the musicians we lost, please check them out at http://www.wikipedia.com
May 2023
10: Federico Savina, 87, Italian musician and sound engineer.
9: Liudmila Kovnatskaya, 82, Russian musicologist; Jon Povey, 80, British musician (Pretty Things, Bern Elliott and the Fenmen).
8: Rita Lee, 75, Brazilian singer (Os Mutantes), lung cancer.
7: Grace Bumbry, 86, American operatic mezzo-soprano (Bayreuth Festival), complications of a stroke; Sona Cervená, 97, Czech operatic mezzo-soprano; Seán Keane, 76, Irish fiddler (The Chieftains).
6: Menahem Pressler, 99, German-born Israeli-American pianist (Beaux Arts Trio).
5: Chris Strachwitz, 91, American record company founder and executive (Arhoolie Records); Jack Wilkins, 78, American jazz guitarist.
4: Rob Laakso, 44, American musician (Kurt Vile and the Violators, Swirlies), bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma); Karaikudi Mani, 77, Indian mridangam* player; Jasmin Stavros, 68, Croatian pop musician.
* The mridangam is a percussion instrument of ancient origin. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. In Dhrupad, a modified version, the pakhawaj, is the primary percussion instrument. A related instrument is the Kendang, played in Maritime Southeast Asia. Its a complex instrument to tune and involves a lot of mathematics to construct korvais. During a percussion ensemble, the mridangam is often accompanied by the ghatam, the kanjira, and the morsing.
3: Moulay Tahar Al Asbahani, 75, Moroccan singer (Jil Jilala) and actor; Linda Lewis, 72, English singer-songwriter (“Rock-a-Doodle-Doo”); Velho Milongueiro, 83, Brazilian singer and composer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2023
Notable Musicians Deaths
