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As you are aware, the world is under a lockdown and practicing social distancing, because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
In all my years of covering music
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Guys, this Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic is no joke. W♥M will be documenting all the names of musician that the virus had claimed. While many of these names below may not be known to many of you, but they are important to us.

The first global music star, Manu Dibango had died in Paris, after catching coronavirus. The African saxophonist had a huge hit with “Soul Makossa” in 1972. The song was borrowed by Michael Jackson, and resulted in a lawsuit years later.

Over the years, Dibango had collaborated with pianist Herbie Hancock and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, among others.

With the world in shutdown, it’s understandable that his funeral is private… like many coronavirus funerals.

Let’s hope the world returns to normal soon.

See more details below.

Musicians who died in 2020

January 2020 (72)

February (67)

Musicians and singers who died because of Coronavirus / COVID-19

[25 Mar 2020] Detto Mariano (Italian musician for I Ribelli), 82, Coronavirus

Detto Mariano was hospitalized fifteen days ago for the consequences of the coronavirus
… via repubblica.it

[24 Mar 2020] Manu Dibango (Cameroonian saxophonist), 86, Coronavirus

Manu Dibango – best known for his 1972 hit Soul Makossa – is one of the first global stars to die from Covid-19.
… via bbc.com

[22 Mar 2020] Mike Longo (American jazz pianist), 83, Coronavirus

Mike Longo, who led a distinguished jazz career as a pianist, composer and educator, notably as longtime musical director for Dizzy Gillespie, died on Sunday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
… via wbgo.org

[20 Mar 2020] Enrique del Portal (Spanish operatic tenor), 87, gastroenteritis / coronavirus

The tenor and actor Enrique del Portal has died this Friday at his home in Madrid at the age of 87 due to gastroenteritis… caused by the coronavirus.
… via abc.es

[19 Mar 2020] Aurlus Mabélé (Congolese singer and composer), 66, Coronavirus

Congolese music star Aurlus Mabele has died.
He checked into a hospital in Paris, France, and died later that night.
… via newtimes.co.rw

[16 Mar 2020] Sergio Bassi (Italian folk singer-songwriter), 69, Coronavirus

Fans “digitally cry” on social networks when they learned that Italian folk singer/songwriter Sergio Bassi, aka Bassi, has died on Monday due to the Coronavirus
… via ilgiornale.it

[10 Mar 2020] Marcelo Peralta (Argentine saxophonist), 59, Coronavirus

Argentine saxophonist Marcelo Peralta died Tuesday in Madrid because of the coronavirus. Last Thursday, just on his birthday, he had been hospitalized for pneumonia and then they detected that he was infected with Covid-19
… via cienradios.com