Gaston Bogaerts

Gaston Bogaerts (31 July 1921 – 9 December 2022) was a Belgian musician, painter and writer.

Bogaerts was a percussionist of the group The Chakachas and had international success in 1972 with Jungle Fever. He also wrote two books about music Dance Band: Quand Bruxelles jazzait.. (2002) about his experiences as a jazz drummer between 1937 and 1957 and Le carnet de route des Chakachas (2011). After his music career he became a painter. He works were at Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

Bogaerts died in La Garde-Freinet on 9 December 2022, at the age of 101.

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Category:Musicians from Brussels
Category:Belgian painters
Category:Writers from Brussels
Category:1921 births
Category:2022 deaths