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Dec 06, 1949 Bissau, Bissau Autonomous Sector, Guinea Bissau Died on 27 May 1977 (aged 27)
Guinea-Bissauan musician
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About José Carlos Schwarz
- 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.
