Death
During the eighties, Sete suffered from lung cancer, which he attempted to counter with yoga and meditation. On February 14, 1987, Bola Sete passed away at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California from complications caused by pneumonia and cancer. The compositions he recorded shortly before his death were compiled and released as Windspell in 2008.
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