José Carlos Schwarz

Quick Facts

Intro

Guinea-Bissauan musician

Places

Guinea-Bissau

was

Poet Musician

Work field

Literature Music

Gender

Male

Birth

6 December 1949 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Bissau

Death

27 May 1977 People who died on this day

Place of death

Havana

Age

27 years

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Biography

José Carlos Schwarz (Bissau, December 6, 1949 – Havana, May 27, 1977) was a Bissau-Guinean poet and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential musicians of Guinea-Bissau.
Schwarz wrote in Portuguese and French, but he sang in Creole. In 1970, he formed the Cobiana Djazz band with a group of friends. After the independence of Guinea-Bissau, Schwarz became the director of the Department of Arts and Culture, and also the responsible for youth matters. In 1977, he started working at the Embassy of Guinea-Bissau in Cuba. On May 27 of the same year, Schwarz died in a plane crash near Havana.

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