Mike Taylor, Canadian musician Dead

Musician, Mike Taylor, the keyboardist and vocalist of the Canadian band Walk Off the Earth, known as “Beard Guy,” Pass away from natural causes in the night while in his sleep., according to a statement released by the band.

“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved brother and band member, Mike Taylor “Beard Guy” ” says the band’s Facebook post. “Mike had a love for life that was unmatched and a willingness to give that went beyond ordinary means.”

The Burlington, Ontario-based band said Mike passed away peacefully in his sleep from natural causes on Saturday night on December 29, 2018.

He is survived by his two children.

The band, Walk Off the Earth, gained recognition in 2012 after posting a cover of Australian artist Gotye’s Somebody that I Used to Know, with all five members playing the song on a single guitar.

Since being posted on January 2012, the video has received over 185 million views. Mike Taylor gained his ‘Beard Guy’ moniker after appearing so calm and stoic in the video.

Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-born American cellist, Died at 100

Aldo Simoes Parisot was born on September 30, 1918, in Natal, Brazil, and died at December 29, 2018.

He was a Brazilian-born American cellist and cello teacher.

Aldo Parisot was first a member of the Juilliard School faculty, and then went on to serve as a music professor at the Yale School of Music for sixty years (1958 to July 2018).

He started studying cello at age seven with his stepfather, Tomazzo Babini.

He was also a painter, and exhibited his work at galleries in Boston (New York), New Haven and Palm Beach, and on tour in Poland.

He was the father of three sons, one of whom is film director Aldo L. "Dean" Parisot.

Aldo Parisot passed away at 100 at his home in Guilford, Connecticut, aged 100.

Blandine Verlet, French harpsichordist, Died at 76

Blandine Verlet was born on February 27, 1942, in Paris and died on December 30, 2018.

She was a French harpsichordist and a harpsichord teacher.

She was known internationally for her recordings of works by François Couperin.

She was broadly adulated for her chronicles of Bach's music, including the Goldberg Variations. 

Verlet is maybe best known for having played the music of her countryman François Couperin, showing outstanding affectability and imagination.

She recorded Couperin's entire works during the 80s, and in late 2011 she came back to re-record five 'ordres' on the period Henri Hemsch harpsichord.

 Blandine Verlet passed away at 76 years old.

Ron Reiffel, Australian rules footballer, Died at 86

Ron Reiffel was born on March 15, 1932 and died on December 30, 2018.

He was an Australian rules footballer.

He played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He showed up for Richmond, three of every 1951 and another three in the 1952 season.

Reiffle was the child of Melbourne and South Melbourne player Lou Reiffel.

Reiffel's very own child, Paul Reiffel, is an Australian cricket umpire and previous Test player.

His girl child, Sarah Ashmore, plays netball with the Melbourne Phoenix.

He was the guardian of the Richmond Football Club Museum.

Ron Reiffel passed away at 86 years old.

Kader Khan, Afghan-born Indian-Canadian actor, Died at 81

Kader Khan was born on October 22, 1937 and died on December 31, 2018.

He was an Afghan-born Indian-Canadian film actor, screenwriter, comedian, and director.

 As an on-screen character, he showed up in more than 300 movies after his introduction film in the 1973 film Daag, featuring Rajesh Khanna, in which he went about as an arraigning lawyer.

 Kader Khan was additionally a productive screenwriter for Bollywood films in the period 1970s to 1999 and composed exchanges for 200 movies.

Khan moved on from Ismail Yusuf College associated to Bombay University. Before entering the film business in the mid 1970s, he instructed at M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering, Mumbai as a teacher of Civil Engineering.

He resided in Mumbai, until moving to Toronto because of wellbeing reasons. Kader Khan had three children: Sarfaraz Khan, Shahnawaz Khan, and a third child Quddus in Canada. Kader Khan's child Sarfaraz Khan has additionally acted in a few movies.

Khan was identified with the group of Zarine Khan, who additionally works in the film business as a performing artist and model.

It was accounted for that Khan took the citizenship of Canada.

Kader Khan passed away at 81 years old.

Gennaro Papa, Italian politician, Died at 93

Gennaro Papa died on December 31, 2018.

He was an Italian politician.

He served as a Deputy from 1961 to 1963 and from 1968 to 1976.

Gennaro Papa passed away at 93 years old.

Etty Fraser, Brazilian actress, Died at 87

Etty Fraser Martins de Sousa was born on May 8, 1931 and died on December 31, 2018.

She was a Brazilian actress.

Prominently a phase performing artist, Fraser displayed in the 80's on TV Record a culinary program called À Moda da Casa.

In 1992 Etty Fraser changed over from Judaism to Roman Catholicism.

Etty Fraser was sanctified through water, affirmed and wedded into the Roman Catholic Church.

Etty Fraser passed away at 87 years old.