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José Carlos Schwarz (Bissau, December 6, 1949 – Havana, Cuba, May 27, 1977) was a prominent Bissau-Guinean poet and musician, recognized as one of the most significant and influential musicians in Guinea-Bissau. He wrote in Portuguese and French, but his songs were performed in Creole. In 1970, he co-founded the Cobiana Djazz band with friends. Following Guinea-Bissau's independence, Schwarz served as the director of the Department of Arts and Culture and was responsible for youth matters. In 1977, he began working at the Embassy of Guinea-Bissau in Cuba, where he tragically died in a plane crash near Havana on May 27 of the same year.

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