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The Colombian composer, singer and accordionist Omar Gelescreator of the profitable The Paths of Life and which he built-in with Miguel Morales the vallenato music group Los diablitos, handed away this Tuesday at 57 years previous.
Gels, what was king vallenato in 1989died on the Erasmus Clinic in Valledupara metropolis thought of the world capital of this music, after struggling a coronary heart drawback whereas doing sports activities.
“Folklore mourns. King Vallenato died in Valledupar Omar Antonio Geles Suarez. In his musical profession as an accordion participant and composer, he achieved nice triumphs and knew tips on how to give him glory and honor to the music that he beloved a lot till his final days. Peace on his grave. Goodbye to the King,” she wrote in X’s account of the Vallenata Legend Competition.
Geles’ dying was additionally mourned by Carlos Viveswho remembered him as “a gifted actor” in addition to a musician, with whom he shared in some tv collection about vallenato artists.
“It isn’t simple to simply accept that an artist like Omar Geles, with a lot expertise, with a lot pleasure, with so many tales to inform, with a lot love for individuals gone out of the blue. “I may let you know many tales of a very fraternal artist, with out selfishness, and beloved by everybody,” Vives wrote on his social networks.
Singer Adriana Lucia He additionally recalled the expertise of Omar Geles not solely as a composer, singer and accordionist but additionally as productor musical.
“Omar Geles was my first producer. One of the crucial vital individuals in my creative life. He all the time believed in me. We just lately spoke once more and it appeared as if the years had by no means handed. My condolences and prayers to his household for whom I’ve a lot love,” wrote the singer.
After listening to the information of the dying, a crowd gathered in entrance of the Valledupar clinic the place Geles died to sing his songs.
Immense musical legacy
Omar Geles and his accomplice Miguel Morales created the group Los Diablitos in 1985, which grew to become extremely popular in Colombia and different Latin American international locations, comparable to Venezuela and Paraguay, with romantic vallenato and hits like The Paths of Life and How I Repay My God.
In 2004, after separating from Morales, the artist modified the identify of the group to La Gente de Omar Geles with which he remained energetic to at the present time.
The final presentation of Geles on a stage befell on final Saturday on the El Campín stadium in Bogotá the place he participated with different artists within the large live performance by the vallenato artist as effectively. Sylvester Dangond.
That night time he took the stage for the tribute A blanco y negro, by which, together with different vallenato artists comparable to Elder Dayan, Karen Lizarazo, Gusi, Penchy Castro, Rafa Perez, Diego Daza and Churo Diazhe sang alongside Silvestre.
“You do not want an introduction, everybody is aware of the immense love I really feel for you and your songs. Half my profession is in your fingers, black man. I like you, my black man, I really like you,” Silvestre stated to Geles that night time when thanking him for having impressed him together with his compositions and his music.
Silvestre Dangond recorded a number of songs authored by Omar Geles, comparable to A blanco y negro, Las locascies mia and Me gusta, me gusta.
Omar Geles left a huge musical legacy as a composer of songs, amongst which Tarde lo met, which grew to become successful within the 90s by Patricia Tehran and the set The Goddesses of Vallenatoand others like Do not Attempt, A Clean Sheet and Desires of Oblivion.
