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Mar 18, 1941 Moengo, Marowijne District, Suriname Died on 19 Jan 2016 (aged 74)
Surinamese singer (1941-2016)
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About Max Nijman
- Max Reinier Nijman (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2016) was a Surinamese singer. He first started singing in English, with cover versions of American artists when he was sixteen years old.
- After being inspired by Brook Benton, he decided to sing his own songs mainly in Sranan.In 1968, Nijman moved to the Netherlands, where he signed to Dureco and released his debut solo-album Katibo in 1975.
- The title track, Adjossi and Ai Sranang became his best known songs.
- He then released the albums Wan Dei Lobi with The Stan Lokhin Band in 1977 and Ini Wan De in 1978. In 2014, the label TopNotch released a compilation album of Nijman within a series named Sranan Gowtu (Surinamese Gold) devoted to Surinamese artists from the 1970s.Nijman died in Leiderdorp, Netherlands at the age of 74 on January 19, 2016.
- A grand farewell ceremony was held at the Paradiso.
- On January 30, 2016, he was buried in Paramaribo, Suriname.
