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Omar Geles •
He composer, singer and accordion player Omar Geles, who died at the age of 57 on May 21, was honored this Wednesday in the city of Valledupar by his Vallenata music colleagues, authorities and thousands of followers who They especially remember his hit song ‘The Paths of Life’.
The farewell to the artist takes place at the Rafael Carrillo departmental library, where thousands of people attended and in In the afternoon he was taken to Plaza Alfonso López for a tribute from his colleagues before the funeral that will take place on Thursday in Valledupar.
In the middle of the heartfelt tribute, several of the vallenato artists took the stage dedicating emotional words to him and singing their most famous hits.
One of the first to appear was the Urumitero singer Silvestre Dangond, who as soon as he heard the news of Geles’ death took a plane and landed in Valledupar to accompany his funeral honors.
“First of all, my condolences to the entire family, because for me, he always made me feel like I was part of his family, in his expressions, at all times I have pleasant, unforgettable memories,” he began by saying.
Sylvester Dangond broke
Shortly after, Dangond approached the musician’s coffin and began to speak to him expressing his sadness and it was then that he couldn’t avoid breaking down.
“You believe that people no longer hear or feel because they left this world and on the contrary, I want to tell you my black man that this trip was the longest in my life here in Valledupar, I got up very early, wanting to come see you and thank you for the 12 songs that you gave me, you gave them to me with your soul and convinced that I was always going to make them a success. We laughed, we argued, we reconciled and the last time we partied was at my house, one of those shrinks that come to me, I got lost from my house and I came here to Valledupar and he arrived, we sang and sang,” he indicated.
Silvestre highlighted that Geles’ absence will weigh on the vallenato genre over the years, since he was the one whon made him stay alive and renewed with his lyrics.
“I want to tell you Omar that when I came on the plane… people don’t know what they lost, the absence is not going to be felt now, it is going to be felt over the years, because if anyone had the vallenato alive and renewed it was always Omar Geles “said the singer.
The interpreter of ‘Las Locracies Mia’ did not hesitate to highlight what Omar Geles was for his careermaking it known that his success is thanks to him, calling him the “genius of vallenato music.”
“I have the pleasure of recording many hits for him, I don’t know what was going on between him and me, but there was a very beautiful connection, there was a chemistry and that was reflected when we saw each other (…) I thank God that he gave me Omar Geles on my path, because my career would not have been the same without this intelligent black man and genius of vallenato music,” he indicated.
@tropicanacolombia The singer @Silvestre Dangond ‘broke’ in the tribute to Omar Geles by dedicating his words to him. In addition, he sang one of the artist’s favorite songs - For Latest Updates Follow us on Google News
