BRAZILIAN singer José Mauro whose disappearance in 1970s sparked rumours he was abducted or killed in crash dies at 76.
The record label that reissued his 1970 album Obnoxius, Far Out Recordings, confirmed his passing in an Instagram post.
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Far Out Recordings paid tribute to his life in the Instagram post and also referred to his disappearance in the 1970s.
They wrote: “The briefness of José Mauro’s career led to widespread rumours that Mauro had been abducted by the military junta, or that he’d died in a road accident.
“The reality was more straightforward: he’d decided not to continue in his career as a recording artist due to a lack of commercial success.
“Mauro would continue living and working in Rio, writing music for theatre and working as a musical director at the Tablado Theatre School, while also teaching guitar.”
