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“My musical children are my songs. That is where I take refuge every time I have any joy, any glory, any sadness “, the famous phrase of the late Vallenata music composer Romualdo Brito graced the Rafael Carrillo Lúquez de Valledupar Library, where he was given a heartfelt farewell.
In the posthumous tribute offered by the Society of Authors and Composers of Colombia (Sayco) the memory and musical legacy of this artist was exalted, who lost life in a traffic accident at the height of the village of San Roque, jurisdiction of Curumaní (Cesar).
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“It is a tribute to his work full of feelings, versatile, of immense musical wealth and impressive creativity. I think it is difficult to find another composer who has such a proliferation of songs like Romualdo, “said composer Rita Fernández, president of Sayco.
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Friends and family did not come to hear him sing to his land, his race, life, love, women, but to express the sadness of his departure.
This tribute was joined by the government of Cesar, with a note of style that he gave to the artist’s relatives, in recognition of his musical legacy.
“We join that feeling of Cesar and La Guajira, which are a single land twinned by our music, Romualdo, was very talented, he made us enjoy beautiful moments and set our emotions to vibrate through his compositions”, expressed the governor of the Cesar, Luis Alberto Monsalvo.
The author of more than 1,400 songs that enrich vallenato folklore, he was also remembered through verses and songs interpreted by other composers such as Ivo Díaz, Wilfran Castillo, Sergio Moya and Alberto “Beto” Murgas, who considered him as an architect of the most brilliant musical pages of Colombian culture.
“His work is multi-thematic, not only did he write picaresque themes, he also made us enjoy the sensitivity of his lyrics through songs of all styles. He made melody and lyrics to all human aspects, ”said Alberto Murgas, a Vallenato music composer.
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It is a deserved tribute for all that he represented not only for folklore, but for his friends and family. He leaves many traces as a husband, father and composer …
In this scenario, his friends and family also made themselves felt, who did not come to this place to hear him sing to his land, to his race, to life, to love, to women, but to express the sadness of his departure.
“It is a deserved tribute for all that he represented not only for folklore, but for his friends and family. He leaves many traces as a husband, father and composer embodied in his lyrics full of humor, diversity, love and protest ”, stressed Indira De La Cruz, the artist’s wife.
The funeral honors of Romualdo Brito, sThey will be held tomorrow Sunday, at the Funeraria Nesagaviria de Riohacha (La Guajira) where he will also be honored by the authorities and the cultural sector of this region.
The burial will be in Tomarrazón, a district south of the capital of La Guajira, where he was a native.
According to official information, the artist was traveling in a white Nissan JCW-407 license plate, which left the road and collided with a tree on the left side of the road.
“We continue to advance with the respective investigations, since according to preliminary information it could be a micro dream and speeding,” said the authorities.
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