Frank Lebrón, percussionist of Los Hermanos Lebrón, died in Cali

Frank Lebrón, the conguero of the salsa group Los Hermanos Lebrón, died around 5 in the afternoon of this Wednesday, at the Colombia Clinic.

His death was confirmed through the group’s social networks, where a heartfelt farewell message was published.

“The sound of your drums today goes to heaven. Here, in our hearts the memories of all these years of love for each one of us, your Lebrón brothers, for your friends, for music are treasured. We will love you forever, Frank “.

Carlos Penagos, a personal friend of Frank Lebrón, told El País that the death of the member of the iconic salsa orchestra occurred due to kidney failure.

“Since December of last year Frank had kidney problems, in fact, he could not work with his brothers at the Cali Fair because he was in intensive care for this problem,” he said.

Penagos also commented that it all began this Sunday, when the youngest of the Lebrón brothers, 64, was admitted to a care center, his condition became so complicated until he finally died of coronary, kidney and diabetes complications.

“Frank had been fighting his diseases for a long time, especially his kidney disease. He had been on dialysis for several years. In the end, he left due to a collapse of several organs,” he said.

Regarding his personal life, Penagos affirmed that Frank was a man of his house, very familiar and a lover of good music.

“He enjoyed his family a lot, he loved Cali, although he didn’t like motorcycles, he said that this city was wonderful. One of his favorite songs was Bongo Loco.” he pointed.

Frank was the youngest of the brothers. He was born in New York, after his family moved from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, where they are from.

He made his debut in the group of his brothers between 1969 and 1970 on the album Salsa y Control, one of the most successful productions and which gave them more international relevance.

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