Overview
- Producer Alberto Felici confirmed the Aug. 27, 2025 death, relaying a call from Barboza’s wife, Olga Bustamante, in Paris.
- Based in France since 1987, Barboza became the foremost international standard-bearer of chamamé through extensive touring and recordings.
- He was renowned for innovating the chamamé palette with the four-row diatonic accordion and released a collaborative album with Daniel Díaz in 2023.
- Honors included France’s Order of Arts and Letters, the Académie Charles Cros Grand Prix du Disque, and a 2024 Doctor Honoris Causa from the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste.
- His collaborations spanned genres and continents, performing with figures such as Atahualpa Yupanqui, Astor Piazzolla, Mercedes Sosa, and Peter Gabriel.