The Colombian composer, singer and accordionist Omar Geles successful author The ways of the life and that integrated with Miguel Morales the vallenato music group The little devils, passed away this Tuesday at 57 years old.
Gels, what was king vallenato in 1989died at the Erasmus Clinic in Valledupara city considered the world capital of this music, after suffering a heart problem while doing sports.
“Folklore mourns. King Vallenato died in Valledupar Omar Antonio Geles Suarez. In his musical career as an accordion player and composer, he achieved great triumphs and knew how to give him glory and honor to the music that he loved so much until his last days. Peace on his grave. Goodbye to the King,” she wrote in X’s account of the Vallenata Legend Festival.
Geles’ death was also mourned by Carlos Viveswho remembered him as “a talented actor” as well as a musician, with whom he shared in some television series about vallenato artists.
“It is not easy to accept that an artist like Omar Geles, with so much talent, with so much joy, with so many stories to tell, with so much love for people has gone away suddenly. “I could tell you many stories of a truly fraternal artist, without selfishness, and loved by everyone,” Vives wrote on his social networks.
Singer Adriana Lucia He also recalled the talent of Omar Geles not only as a composer, singer and accordionist but also as productor musical.
“Omar Geles was my first producer. One of the most important people in my artistic life. He always believed in me. We recently talked again and it seemed as if the years had never passed. My condolences and prayers to his family for whom I have so much love,” the singer wrote.
After hearing the news of the death, a crowd gathered in front of the Valledupar clinic where Geles died to sing his songs.
Immense musical legacy
Omar Geles and his partner Miguel Morales created the group in 1985. The Little Devilswhich became very popular in Colombia and other Latin American countries, such as Venezuela and Paraguay, with romantic vallenato and successes like The ways of the life y How do I repay my God?
In 2004, after separating from Morales, the artist changed the name of the group to The People of Omar Geles with which he remained active to date.
The last presentation of Geles on a stage took place on last Saturday in the stadium El Campin from Bogotá where he participated with other artists in the massive concert by the vallenato artist as well. Sylvester Dangond.
That night he took the stage for the tribute To black and whitein which together with other vallenato artists such as Elder Dayan, Karen Lizarazo, Gusi, Penchy Castro, Rafa Perez, Diego Daza and Churo Diazhe sang alongside Silvestre.
“You don’t need an introduction, everyone knows the immense love I feel for you and your songs. Half my career is in your hands, black man. I adore you, my black man, I love you,” Silvestre said to Geles that night when thanking him for having inspired him with his compositions and his music.
Silvestre Dangond recorded several songs authored by Omar Geles, such as In black and white, my madness y I like I like.
Omar Geles left a enormous musical legacy as a composer of songs among which also appear I met him latebecame a success in the 90s by Patricia Tehran and the set The Goddesses of Vallenato and others like Don’t try, A blank page and Dreams of oblivion.