Ray Phiri

Ray Phiri
Phiri performing in 2007
Born	Raymond Chikapa Phiri (1947-03-23)23 March 1947 Nelspruit, South Africa
Died	12 July 2017(2017-07-12) (aged 70) Nelspruit, South Africa
Occupation(s)	Recording artist, jazz fusion
Years active	1970–2017
Spouse	Daphney Phiri (deceased)
Children	3 sons, 5 daughters
Musical career
Genres	Jazz, jazz fusion, reggae, mbaqanga
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar (Fender Stratocaster)
Labels	Gallo, Barclay
Musical artist

Raymond Chikapa Enock Phiri (23 March 1947 – 12 July 2017) was a South African jazz, fusion and mbaqanga musician^[1] born in Mpumalanga to Thabethe Phiri, a Malawian immigrant worker, and South African guitarist nicknamed "Just Now" Phiri. He was a founding member of the Cannibals in the 1970s. When the Cannibals disbanded Ray founded Stimela, with whom he conceived gold and platinum-selling albums like Fire, Passion and Ecstacy (1984), Look, Listen and Decide (1986). He collaborated with Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo on Simon's Graceland (1986) album.