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For several Internet users, what Diomedes Díaz’s son did was “lowly.”
The death of the singer, composer and accordion player Omar Geles mourns Colombian folklore, Well, it was the departure of someone who was considered a “genius” of vallenato music.
He 57-year-old musician died on the night of May 21 after suffering a heart condition while playing tennis in his hometown of Valledupar.
His sudden death left a great void in his followers, who They regret that one of the greatest Colombian composers has left who left successful lyrics such as ‘The paths of life’, ‘Tarde lo met’, ‘A blank sheet’, ‘A blanco y negro’, ‘How I pay my God’, among many others, Well, the musician left more than 900 songs recorded.
The farewell to Omar Geles was marked by heartfelt tributes that took place in the city of Valledupar and to which Dozens of artists attended to say goodbye to the minstrel.
However, it was striking that one of the artists who was not seen in this difficult moment for the vallenato genre wase Rafael Santos, son of Diomedes Díaz.
Despite the special closeness that he had with Geles, since he had known him since he was a child because of the musician’s relationship with his deceased father, for whom he composed successful songs, Santos did not attend the funeral services.
and although until then everything was normal, since Santos had to attend to commitments outside the country, What unleashed the fury of vallenato lovers was what he did with one of the chats he had with Geles.
Through his Instagram account, Rafael Santos revealed one of the last conversations he had with Omar Geles, which made him the target of criticism.
Because?
In the chat, it is read that Santos asked Geles your opinion regarding his new album and there the composer congratulated him and advised him to “hit hard at the launch.”
“Excellent, son, congratulations (…) work hard on the promotion, son, don’t let your guard down, hey, show, show that CD, show it,” Omar Geles tells him in an audio.
The eldest son of the ‘Cacique’ revealed the chat accompanied by a message in which he thanked the musician for his teachings and advice.
“Thank you teacher Omar Geles for all the advice and good teachings you gave me
