03/22/2017 22:13

Negură Bunget

Negură Bunget's Gabriel "Negru" Mafa dead

Tibor Kati, the lead vocalist and guitar player of Timisoara, Romania's black/folk metal band Negură Bunget, has posted the news of Gabriel "Negru" Mafa's death on his Facebook page.

The message: "With sadness, will inform about the death of our friend and colleague, Gabriel "Negru" Mafa, who died today, March 21, 2017, at the age of 42 years. We deeply regret the termination of the life of the man who built and sustained Negură Bunget, who devoted his life to sacred things in our culture, bringing her to life through her music and conveying various generations everywhere. We hope that his work will continue to delight and console those whom he left behind. With regret and sadness, we convey sincere condolences to his family and those who knew him and loved him in this life."

The precise reasons for the musician's death were not disclosed. Negură Bunget just completed their "Anniversary Tour Baltics 2017" playing in Warsaw, Poland on March 19th.

(source: Maximum Rock, translated with Google Translate)