kids encyclopedia robot

Flory Jagoda facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Flory Jagoda
Born
Flora Papo

(1923-12-21)December 21, 1923
Sarajevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died January 29, 2021 (2021-01-30) (aged 97)
Occupation Musician, singer-songwriter
Spouse(s)
Harry Jagoda
(m. 1945; died 2014)
Children 4
Honors
  • National Heritage Fellow – 2002
  • US Immigrant Achievement Award
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Guitar, vocals, accordion
Associated acts
  • Ramon Tasat
  • Susan Gaeta
  • Trio Sefardi
  • Aviva Chernik

Flory Jagoda (born Flora Kabilio; 21 December 1923 – 29 January 2021) was a Bosnian Jewish-American guitarist, composer and singer-songwriter. She was known for her interpretation of Ladino songs and the Bosnian folk ballads, sevdalinka.

Jagoda died on 29 January 2021 from problems caused by dementia, aged 97.

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Flory Jagoda Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.