Hi everyone,i got 2 major breaking music news to share with you. WHUR 96.3 FM radio d.j. personality Angela Stribling has died at the age of 58 after suffering 2 years of brain cancer. Angela Stribling was born in Buffalo, N.Y. , when she 4 years old, she started singing and later became a classical jazz singer. Then she went to New York City to attend The Fashion Institute of Technology where she received a degree in Fashion Merchandising and Buying. Then she moved to Washington, DC where she got into the media industry. She started out as an intern at WTTG TV Metromedia ch.5[now FOX 5], and later WOL AM where she did voiceover production work. She got her first break at WHUR 96.3 FM Howard University, where she was the first woman to host “The Quiet Storm”,the black love radio format which had paved the way for other black radio stations across the country including WBLS FM 107.5 ,and WRKS FM 98.7 Kiss in the NYC. Later, she auditioned for BET. She was the relief host for “Video Soul”,and then in 1990, she was the host of “Screen Scene”, and then in 1991, she created “Jazz Central”. She continued to be on the radio until in 2024, she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Angela Stribling passed away on September 26tth, 2026 at 58. Another perfomer had passed was carribean artist The Mighty Sparrow has passed away at the age of 91. Born as Slinger Francisco in Grenada, West Indies. He’s best known as “The Calypso King of The World” who had hits in the late 1950’s, the 1960’s, the 1970’s, the 1980’s, and the 1990’s. Hits includes: “How You Jammin So”, Witch Doctor”, “Jean and Dinah”, and other tunes. He’s also known for songs with a social message including: “Dead or Alive”, the song came out in early 1980 about dictators:Adi Amin, Berri, and The Shah of Iran. In 1985, another song called “Vanessa”. It was about the 1st black “Miss America” Vanessa Lynne Williams who was crowned back in September 1983 for the class of 1984. Then suddenly, the nude pictures of Vanessa Williams came out in the 3 issues of 1984 in Penthouse Magazine which caused her to relinquished her crown as Miss America back in July 1984. The Mighty Sparrow had kept on performing until his health was fading. He had suffered from hernia, and diabetes. The Mighty Sparrow passed away on September 27th, 2026, he was 91 years old. Please don’t forget to tune in to The Black Soul Music Experience Podcast with this Tuesday’s episode my returning guest Jacqine. Then on Thursday, my returning guest is my paternal cousin Habaka. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I-Heart Radio, Pocket Casts or wherever you get your podcast. Also, please become a paid member by subscribing to patreon.com/theblacksoulmusicexperiencepodcast6, it’s only $5.00 a month to help me bring you more black music stories. Also, subscribe to my You Tube channel, go to youtube.com/@theblacksoulmusicexperience. Take care & have a bless day.