[FA Worldmusic] Tom Terrell: An appreciation

[Dore Stein]

Hi Sean,

Somehow you've eased the sad news of Tom's passing with your heartfelt
tribute that captures Tom's irrepressible spirit.

I mainly knew Tom from the many artist/cd write-ups he wrote during his
record promo days. But I still felt like I knew him. He had a signature
style that burst with humor and creative, and he knew his stuff.

peace, brother

Dore


On Nov 29, 2007 3:20 PM, Sean Barlow <Sean at afropop.org> wrote:

> I am sad to report that our great friend and colleague Tom Terrell
> passed this morning. He died of prostate cancer surrounded by family and
> friends. You may have heard his idiosyncratic reviews of Afropop and
> world music CDs on NPR's "All Things Considered." He charmed ten million
> people at a pop! Tom was a pioneering world music journalist whose
> chops, taste and gregarious sense of humor won over his audience and
> colleagues alike. He has hundreds and hundreds of friends. An amazing
> testament to his humanity.
>
>
>
> I first met Tom when he was working at Mango Records back in its heyday.
> Tom took on the, shall we say, challenging job of road managing the 1989
> first U.S. tour of the Lion of Zimbabwe, Thomas Mapfumo...a roaring
> adventure bussing across the highways and byways of America. Tom always
> relished sharing with me, a fellow intense Thomas fan and insider in
> MapfumoLand, that his siren call whenever they stopped in cities or
> small towns was "Attention Shoppers!" Monster movies, sneakers...America
> was a joyful place to be. Tom had a smiling face and a laugh relishing
> the absurdity of life. During the last year as his cancer progressed
> rapidly, he held the position as Program Director at World Zone, the
> world music channel of XM satellite radio. Tom, everyone who had the
> pleasure to be your friend in your way too short life is grieving today.
> We love you and we will miss you. God bless you, and in the African
> tradition, your extended family.
>
>
>
> Sean Barlow
>
> Afropop Worldwide
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