10 years ago today Jo Bruce from Afro Celts died
October 8th, 2007 by Koldo Barroso10 years ago today on the 8th of October 1997, Jo (Jonas) Bruce, keyboard player and programmer from Afro Celt Sound System, died suddenly of an asthma attack ten days after finishing a world tour. He was the son of legendary British bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce (Cream, Blind Faith, John Mayall’s Blues Breakers).
Member Simon Emmerson said: “Then we understood he wasn’t going to come back. It was difficult. He was a very important songwriter. There was a loss of faith in what we could do as a group, but we survived it.”
Afro Celt Sound System (later changed Afro Celts) is one of the most significant British bands in the electronic ethnic fusion scene of the 90’s.