The Covid toll is accelerating among artists

The Covid toll is accelerating among artists

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norman lebrecht

January 13, 2022

Here is the first 2022 tally of musicians who are known to have died of Covid-19:

442 Greek soprano Martha Arapi (pictured)

443 Yorkshire musician Jake d’Alquen, 34

444 Radio DJ Simon Bolton, 54

445 Dance teacher Vanessa Lopez Delgado

446 German composer Conny Conrad, 62

447 Czech composer Juraj Filas, 66

448 Trinidadian singer Kenny J, 69

449 Bassist Jay Weaver, 42

450 Italian guitarist Paolo Giordano, 59

451 New Haven guitarist Rohn Lawrence, 61

452 Minnesota composer Ray Evangelista, 67

 

You can find the previous toll here.

The numbers are the sum of known musician deaths from Covid since March 2020.

 

 

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