JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ray Phiri, a South African jazz musician who founded the band Stimela and became internationally known while performing on Paul Simon’s Graceland tour, died of cancer on Wednesday ...

‘We don’t remember Ray Phiri because of a song, we remember Ray Phiri because of the character,” said renowned Mozambican saxophonist, Moreira Chonguica. “It’s not about any particular song, but the ...

The BBC brings word of Phiri's death, which took place at a clinic in the South African city of Nelspruit two months after he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He'd been hospitalized for several weeks, ...

One of South Africa's top musicians — and an artist whose sound was known the world over, thanks to Paul Simon's album Graceland — has died. Guitarist, vocalist and composer Ray Chikapa Phiri was 70 ...

Cape Town – South African President Jacob Zuma has declared a Special Provincial Official Funeral for late musician and composer, Ray Phiri, who died last week. Zuma communicated the declaration in an ...

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Ray Phiri, a South African jazz musician who founded the band Stimela and became internationally known while performing on Paul Simon's "Graceland" tour, died July 12 at a hospital in the northeastern ...

JOHANNESBURG — Ray Phiri, a South African jazz musician who founded the band Stimela and became internationally known while performing on Paul Simon’s Graceland tour, died of cancer Wednesday at age ...

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 1991 file photo, Paul Simon, center, plays a finale with lead guitarist Ray Phiri, left, and actor-comedian Chevy Chase on the saxophone in New York's Central Park. Ray Phiri, ...