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On the eve of the 53rd edition of the Vallenato Festival that begins next Tuesday and will be held virtually for the first time, The tenth King Vallenato, José María ‘Chema’ Ramos Rodríguez, has just passed away. His death occurred on the afternoon of this Friday in the city of Bucaramanga, according to sources close to the accordion player from Urumita (La Guajira).
His triumph in the main competition for professional accordion players occurred in 1977, when he was only 28 years old, becoming at that time the youngest to achieve the desired crown. after defeating renowned accordion players such as Alberto Müegues and Ramón Vargas. This record would be surpassed in 1998 by Saúl Lallemand, who in 1998 at the age of 18 inscribed his name in the history of this cultural event.
Chema who would turn 72 next Monday He had been presenting multiple health complications and today his body could not resist anymore and he lost his life. “The Vallenata Legend Festival Foundation mourns the death of the Tenth Vallenato King José María ‘Chema’ Ramos Rodríguez, and presents its deepest condolences to his family, countrymen and friends. A true King Vallenato who always left the name of his land Urumita at the top and the folklore that he represented with the best notes of his accordion. RIP ”, lamented the Vallenato Legend Festival Foundation through its social networks.
His great heir is his son José ‘Chemita’ Ramos, who also rose as monarch of the Festivallenato in 2000, already in 1994 had obtained a second place in the Amateur category.
According to the journalist and cultural researcher William Rosado Rincones, this experienced accordion player who was known as ‘El Décimo’ and was not reproached by his father José María Ramos Rojas for making music. “His father was a performer of great qualities who taught him to play the accordion, he would stick to the foot of the long parties learning each pass, and He even managed to get me to buy him an accordion when he was 15 years old.At that age, he had the responsibility of sowing a style that was quickly born and grew in the region.
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