Diomedes Diaz Dies: Colombian Vallenato Star Passed Away At 56 (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQa_JvTeRHwZCDYBp1Lq9EU59GmIZPt_kRzqau3gMcG3-lLWEZ6DLZ1Dxq2W2K_Hti9QmMmrNXs3iTrLTXX7U3XlbnnjQBTR7wY7pmYlv6DPGRykDB_fmEdOjgd5696L5gAlbOyzSPWqA/s1600/n-DIOMEDES-DIAZ-large570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQa_JvTeRHwZCDYBp1Lq9EU59GmIZPt_kRzqau3gMcG3-lLWEZ6DLZ1Dxq2W2K_Hti9QmMmrNXs3iTrLTXX7U3XlbnnjQBTR7wY7pmYlv6DPGRykDB_fmEdOjgd5696L5gAlbOyzSPWqA/s320/n-DIOMEDES-DIAZ-large570.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Diomedes Diaz, the best-known performer of Colombia's accordion-heavy vallenato music, has died at age 56.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">Fredys Soccaras, mayor of Valledupar, the city where the singer-songwriter lived, told Caracol radio that Diaz died Sunday of a heart attack after being rushed to a hospital.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">From a poor childhood on a farm near Colombia's Caribbean coast, Diaz rose to become one of the top-selling artists of the musical genre revered throughout Colombia. He was honored with a Latin Grammy for best vallenato album in 2010.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">Diaz was also known for his off-stage excesses, including a lifelong battle with drugs and alcohol and a conviction for trying to cover up the overdose death of a fan at his home.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">His death came three days after he released a new CD.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">YahooNews</div></div>

Diomedes Diaz Dies: Colombian Vallenato Star Passed Away At 56 (BLOG)

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Diomedes Diaz, the best-known performer of Colombia's accordion-heavy vallenato music, has died at age 56. Fredy...

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