Georg just emailed to tell me that jazz vocalist Pam Bricker has died. Her website doesn't provide any details but according to the Washington Post it was a suicide. Bricker worked with Thievery Corporation on The Mirror Conspiracy, Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi and The Richest Man in Babylon. She was probably best known for "Lebanese Blonde" but she provided the vocals for some of my favorite Thievery tracks.
Georg and I saw her perform with Thievery Corporation at Artscape in 2003. As I recall, Rob and Eric never spoke during the show; instead Bricker did all the announcing and show patter. So in my mind she was sort of the voice of Thievery Corporation, if that makes sense. She wasn't on their new album, The Cosmic Game, but I can only assume that she would have continued to work with them in the future. It's very sad that she won't get the opportunity.
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