Hi all ! The death occured in Toronto of well known musician - Remy DeMello. He suffered from a stroke more than ten years ago, and although he got back from a coma some two years later, he never fully recovered.
Hailing from a family of musicians, Remy founded the DeMello Brothers band in the southern Tanzanian town of Iringa in the early fifties with older brothers- Santan (trumpet) and the late Jules (piano and accordion), uncle Matthew on drums and Tony Fernandes on double bass. The family moved to Dar es Salaam - the capital - in the mid-fifties and they continued playing with new musicians - including drummer - Joaquim Mendes formerly of Iringa. Remy was a very versatile clarinet player, but was equally talented in playing the trumpet, tenor saxophone and trombone. He was well known for imitating the Afro-American trumpeter and singer - Louis Armstrong-aka "Satchmo". After "stints" on the BI ships, he returned to Dar, but left for Kuwait in the seventies and finally to Toronto where he played for a number of bands and taught music to some goan youth. However, some ten years ago as he was driving to the home of a young goan boy to prepare him for his final piano exam, he took a detour to the hospital where on arrival, he collapsed at the steering wheel- apparently of a stroke. Remy- who leaves behind a wife and children- will be buried this Saturday in the Canadian metropolis. His youngest brother - Francis- a very talented pianist and drummer- plays as a one-man show at a top Toronto nite-spot, and Santan continues to play the trumpet for some bands at GOA functions. Yours In Grief. Tony Barros. Union, New Jersey. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org