José Carlos Schwarz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Carlos Schwarz

Guinea-Bissauan musician

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1949

Place of Birth: Bissau, Bissau Autonomous Sector, Guinea-Bissau

Date of Death: 27-May-1977

Profession: poet, musician

Nationality: Guinea-Bissau

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.