Totó La Momposina Dies at 85, Colombia Loses the Voice That Took Cumbia to the World
Family says the Colombian folk singer died of a myocardial infarction, and her body will be returned to Colombia on May 27.
- On Sunday, May 17, Totó La Momposina, the legendary Colombian artist who elevated Caribbean folk music to global audiences, died in Mexico at the age of 85.
- Her family announced on Tuesday via Instagram that the singer died from a myocardial infarction, surrounded by children Marco Vinicio, Angélica María, and Euridice Salomé Oyaga Bazanta in Celaya.
- She achieved a Billboard top 10 in 2011 featuring on "Latinoamérica" alongside Susana Baca and Maria Rita, and gained international acclaim through Peter Gabriel's Real World Records release of La Candela Viva.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro called her a "luminary" of Caribbean art and culture, while the Ministry of Culture honored her decades of enriching the nation's cultural history; her body will be transported to Colombia on May 27.
- Born in 1940 in Talaigua Nuevo, the artist studied music and folklore in Bogotá, Paris, and Cuba, defining the Colombian Caribbean musical tradition for decades through her voice and dedication.
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Sonia Bazanta Vides, better known as Totó la Momposina, was born in 1940 in Talaigua, Bolívar, and dedicated more than six decades to preserving and spreading the folklore of the Colombian Caribbean. From a musical family, she combined African and indigenous influences to give life to genres such as cumbia, bullerengue and porro. Her career led her to international scenarios, such as the Nobel ceremony of Gabriel García Márquez in 1982. In 2013 …
Sonia Bazanta Vides, nicknamed Totó la Momposina, died on Tuesday, May 19, at the age of 85, in Mexico as a result of a heart attack, announced her family. Her disappearance was immediately followed by a rain of tributes to "the best ambassador that Colombia may have had", according to the words of the Mayor of Bogota. Totó la Momposina who takes her reverence after 60 years of career, several Latin Grammy Awards and a worldwide popularity, will…
Colombian culture is mourning the death at 85 years of singer Totó la Momposina, who shared the richness and mysticism of Colombian Caribbean folklore throughout the world.
The Colombian artist has died at 85 years of age in Mexico from a myocardial infarction
Totó la Momposina, one of the main exponents of traditional music in the Caribbean and an interpreter of cumbia, died, according to the Ministry of Cultures.The singer died at 85 years of age and confirmed her children through a statement published on social networks.The death of the Colombian artist occurred on Sunday, May 17, in Celaya, Mexico, surrounded by her family: “Totó was a woman who with her voice and extraordinary dedication brought …
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