This Sunday May twenty sixth marks the brand new start of vallenato singer and composer Diomedes Díaz Maestrewho would have turned 67 years outdated.
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As at all times, his followers and household will collect on the Jardines de Ecce Homo cemetery to sing his songs and keep in mind anecdotes about an important singer of Vallenato legend in latest a long time.
Every May 26, Diomedes Díaz launched his albums, delighting the hearts of his followers. from completely different elements of the nation, who accompanied him on bicycles, vehicles, bikes and on foot in caravans alongside the primary streets of Valledupar.
A LONG TRADITION
The presentation of the albums of the ‘Cacique de La Junta’ was organized by the Friends of Diomedes Díaz Club. Just a few weeks in the past they met within the capital of Caesar to finalize the main points of what would be the ‘Diomedy Day’ celebration.
The committee is made up of a minimum of 40 individuals, together with Fredy Paba, Teodora Daza, José Zequeda, Joaquín Guillén, Armando Morelli, Álvaro and Edgardo Daza, which has lasted greater than 20 years till ‘The Artist’s Life’, the final album launched by. Diomedes Díaz, had been accountable for the preparations for the discharge of every album.
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Joaquín Guillén, his buddy and supervisor of Diomedes Díaz, informed EL PILÓN that the caravans Diomedes Díaz began when he launched ‘La Locura’ in 1978 and it grew to become the custom of all of the ‘Diomedistas’.
“There was somebody who was organizing the a part of the bikes in entrance, ‘Nene moto’ was accountable for the a part of the motorbikes and I used to be driving the a part of the vehicles to make the route. We drew a map the place we outlined the route we might take all through Valledupar and the place the place we might find yourself. That was the custom, the custom; At 4:00 within the morning, fireworks can be set off and it could let individuals know that Diomedes’ new CD is coming.”he mentioned.
PHOTOS
By the dying of Diomedes Diaz On December 22, 2013, Joaquín Guillén is the consultant of the Díaz Maestre household to arrange the appreciation of the vallenato artist from a floral tribute on the resting place within the Jardines del Ecce Homo cemetery, the place they gathered to honor the ‘Father of Chicks’.
‘May 26′, ‘Between pleasure and sorrow’, ‘My boy’ and ‘To my dad’, are among the songs used to honor the life and work of Diomedes Díaz Maestre.
This yr, with the dying of Elvira Maestre ‘Mama Vila‘ and from singer-songwriter and Rey Vallenato Omar Gelesthe celebration of May 26 might be enjoyable and stuffed with reminiscences.
BY: LUCÍA MENDOZA CUELLO /EL PILÓN.