Gerard Béhague, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerard Béhague

French ethnomusicologist

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1937

Place of Birth: Montpellier, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 13-Jun-2005

Profession: musician, anthropologist, musicologist, ethnomusicologist, music historian

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Gerard Henri Béhague (November 2, 1937 – June 13, 2005) was an eminent Franco-American ethnomusicologist and professor of Latin American music.
His specialty was the music of Brazil and the Andean countries and the influence of West Africa on the music of the Caribbean and South America, especially candomblé music.
His lifelong work earned him recognition as the leading scholar of Latin American ethnomusicology.