Covid’s death toll of musicians tops 300

Covid’s death toll of musicians tops 300

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norman lebrecht

May 06, 2021

A melancholy record was logged here this week as the number of musician deaths from Covid exceeded 300. The latest spate of victims are mostly in India.

298 International festival founder Aiyushman Dutta, 35

299 Indian singer Derek Julien, 70

300 Brazilian music professor Angelica Ellery

301 US baritone Theodore Lambrinos, 85 (pictured)

302 Ecuadorian singer  Jesús Fichamba, 74

303-4 Assam singer Parbin Pori and her father

305 Sitar master Debu Chaudhuri, 85

306 Indian choreographer Nayan Das, 34

307 Blind Indian singer and ensemble leader M. J. C. Comagan, 48

308 Tamil actor-singer TKS Natarajan, 87

Previous week’s fatalities can be found here

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