Anita Mahfood
Anita Mahfood | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Margarita Marguerita |
| Born | |
| Died | 2 January 1965 Rockfort, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae Rhumba |
| Occupations | Singer Dancer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1950s–1965 |
| Label | Black Swan |
Anita "Margarita" Mahfood (died 2 January 1965) was a dancer, actress, and singer in Jamaica. She was called "the famous Rhumba queen" and headlined performances. Her career developed during the ska era, prior to the emergence of reggae, performing and composing Jamaican popular music of that period, which made her one of the early women in Jamaica to write and sing her own material. Mahfood was murdered in 1965, by her boyfriend Don Drummond of the Skatalites band.