Asami Nagakiya
Asami Nagakiya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 |
| Died | 2016 Queen's Park Savannah |
| Instrument | Steel pan |
Asami Nagakiya (1985–2016) was a Japanese steel pan player[1] who traveled to Trinidad and Tobago every year to perform for the annual Carnival celebrations. She also played in several carnival bands and studied music at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.[citation needed]
Death
Asami Nagakiya was found dead at Queens Park Savannah in Port of Spain dressed in a carnival costume with the id Legacy[clarification needed] on Ash Wednesday. Confirmation on the cause of death was murder by strangulation.[2][3]
Resignation of mayor of Port of Spain
On February 16, 2016, mayor Raymond Tim Kee of Port of Spain resigned from his office. The resignation came following outrage over controversial comments he made a week earlier, soon after Nagakiya's death. His comments referred to the responsibility of women in preventing their own abuse.[4] Kee was succeeded by deputy mayor Keron Valentine.[5]
References
- ^ "Japanese Pannist Found Dead". TV6.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Japanese Musician Often Took Part Trinidad Carnival". Japan Times.
- ^ "Carnival Killing". NY Daily News.
- ^ "Outrage in Trinidad after mayor blames Carnival killing on dancer's 'lewd behavior'". Washington Post.
- ^ "It's Valentine's day". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.