Marguerita

Marguerita

Rhumba dancer and singer Anita 'Marguerita' Mahfood was Don Drummond's girlfriend. He allegedly murdered her on New Year's Day 1965. But, as the stories linked below suggest, there's a bit more to the story than that. Links to by Count Ossie and his Rastafarian drummers at their base near the Wareika Hills tie her in to the develiopment of what became reggae a couple of years later. Intriguing, even if relatively Obscure. File under: Not Just a Dancer.

Discography: 1964 Woman Come

In the music library: The Treasure Isle StoryWoman a Come

Links:  AllMusic (Marguerita)     AllMusic  (Marguerita Mahfood)   

Discogs     45cat     Margarita–Ambassador of Reggae     

Margarita, More Than a Dancer     Miller Examines Drummond And Margarita

© Ian Hughes 2015