during his presentation at the early hours of Saturday, May 3 at the Vallenato 2025 festival, The wild singer Dangond offered an emotional show in honor of the late composer and accordionate Omar Gelsone of the most influential figures of the contemporary vallenato that is paid tribute in this edition of the event.
Urumita’s arrived with a special show entitled “The Silvestrazos de Omar Gels”in which he focused his repertoire on those songs that the one who was also accordion and leader of the devils was also.
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The presentation was carried out in the Vallenata LEGEND PARK OF VALLEDUPAR, in which the deep connection he developed with the public through nostalgia, music and technological deployment that accompanied the show was evident from the outset.
The tribute of Silvestre to Gels began with a symbolic act starring a choir of children, who interpreted fragments of iconic songs of the composer. Subsequently, two children dressed completely white threw coins into the well of wishes in the hope that the artist could revive, causing emotional silence among the attendees. Next, the screens projected the voice of Gels, generated by artificial intelligence, with a clear message: “No one forgets.”
This appearance gave way to the entrance of Silvestre, dressed in blue suit, who opened his presentation with To black and whiteone of the most emblematic themes of his career and was written by Omar Gels himself.
During the show, Dangond interpreted several of the issues that defined this society, including My love for her, Pa ‘a pretty woman, The Silvestrazo, I like I like y My follies. The repertoire selection was a musical tour of the most significant moments of his career together, underlining the creative impact that gels had on his discography.
In the middle of the concert, the artist addressed the public to publicly thank the composer for the role he met in his musical career: “My first success I owe it to him, and half of my career I put it in his hands. Today I feel fortunate because not everyone runs with that luck. I recorded 11 songs and we will try to sing them”he said in a voice broken by emotion.
One of the most commented moments of the night occurred when Dangond invited Álex Manga and Rafa Pérez to sing together to sing together If my heart does not failanother composition of Omar Gels. The gesture was interpreted by the Silvestristas As a moment of reconciliation, since Manga had previously criticized Pérez for interpreting the issue without his authorization. In that sense, Silvestre reminded the public that Gels was a man without space for resentment, reinforcing the idea of unity and respect within the vallenato guild.
The tribute also included the projection of video messages by renowned artists such as Fonseca, Carlos Vives and Juanes, who highlighted the musical and human legacy of Gels. In one of the most moving moments of the event, it was interpreted The paths of lifethe most popular song of those written by Gels, accompanied by the live accordion of Rubén Lanao Jr., while the voice of Gels was heard again on the screen.
In addition to tribute, Urumita’s took the opportunity to present an unpublished song entitled at first Let’s be boyfriends againcomposed entirely of gels and that will be part of your next study album The last dance, which will be published on digital platforms on May 12.
This theme was interpreted with Juancho de la Espriella, which marked his reunion on stage after more than a decade without recording together.
