Pablo Florez Camargo Dies aged 85

Pablo Florez Camargo born Ciénaga de Oro, Córdoba, Colombia, 17 de junio de 1926.

Pablito was best known for his song Los Sabores del Porro, a song whose style of music is called Porro, a sub genre of the now world famous Cumbia. A prolific songwriter with over 500 songs to his name in not only Porro’s but also Fandango, Tango, Vals, Pasillo, Ranchera y Bolero’s.

Pablo Florez Camargo

Pablo Florez Camargo Dies Aged 85

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Pablo passed away on Thursday at a clinic in Monteria, Cordoba. Florez had been admitted to hospital a week earlier  from kidney failure and Lung infection, according to family members his health deteriorated after the death of his wife, Marcelina Causil, two months earlier.

El porro is a musical style and dance from the Caribbean region of Colombia. Mainly played by brass bands or orchestras. You could say that el porro is the daughter of Cumbia.

Pablo Florez Camargo R.I.P

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