Talk:Majek Fashek

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I question the Hendrix influence. Hendrix was heavily influenced by the blues and I don't hear the resemblance in the guitar playing. The guitar playing sounds more like Bob Marley's guitarist. In my personal opinion someone just put it there and it should be removed. I'll take it out.

Just logged in and deleted that..don't want my fucking full ip address broadcasted. Burnedfaceless (talk) 10:49, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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According to BBC, he died in his sleep in New York.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52888813?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world&link_location=live-reporting-story MikaelaArsenault (talk) 12:46, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

His birth year is confusing though.

These say 1949:

http://news-af.feednews.com/news/detail/54e22a3014808c54fcd0cf348e1d77cb?country=tz&language=en&share=1&client=

https://www.tell.ng/majek-fashek-is-dead/

https://www.theafricancourier.de/culture/nigerian-reggae-legend-majek-fashek-is-dead/

This however says March 7, 1963:

https://thenationonlineng.net/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-majek-fashek/

MikaelaArsenault (talk) 12:56, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]