My final post of the year and its my annual woefully inadequate tribute to just some of the far too many musicians we lost this year, particularly ones whose sad passing may not have attracted the attention that they deserved.
We will start with Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam and then keep going for far too long.
"La Réalité" - Amadou & Mariam
"Makereke" - Nicholas Zakaria & Khiama Boys
"Equatorial" - Lô Borges
"One Grain of Sand" - Wizz Jones
"Reynardine" - Archie Fisher
"Light Shine" - Jesse Colin Young
"Human" - Tommy Hunt
"A Game Called Life" - Bobby Whitlock
"Kıymayın Efendiler" - Edip Akabayram
"Gweld y Miwsig" - Geraint Jarman
"Natty Bongo" - Owen Gray
"Curley Locks" - Junior Byles
I'll leave the final word to the late Tom Lehrer. Happy New Year!
Someone out there might be making a "They died in '25" compilation album
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, Ernie!
ReplyDeleteSadly, these lists will just get bigger every year...
ReplyDeleteHappy New One though, Ernie. Thanks for all your support.
Happy New Year, Ernie, and thanks for the continuing mind-opening and globe-trotting musical odyssey via your blog!
ReplyDeleteHappy new year Ernie. Looking forward to catching up again in '26.
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