(CNN Español) – The music and speaker of the Colombian Vallenato Egidio Cuadrado, associated with the accordionist of the singer Carlos Vives, aged 71, informed it on Monday in a statement from the Clínica Universitaria Colombia.

The medical center laments the death of music and is determined to dedicate itself to the dissemination and preservation of the general musical origins from the Caribbean of the South American country and international scenarios. “They are permanently in the memory of all who lost and admired their talent,” he said in the letter.

“Egidio Cuadrado sang from the world when he heard the music of Carlos Vives that followed this people, the mismo that was there even before his farewell party from Dios. Gracias maestro por darle tanto al vallenato y abrazo enormous a tu familia. Descansa en paz”, published in the Red Social

“Mi esposa, hijos, nietos, hermanos, familiares y yo invitamos todos los compadres y comadres a mi despedida,” was published in a release on Egidio’s Instagram account, announcing that it will be released on June 13 with the music at 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. from Martes Hora Local.

Carlos Vives’ public singing dominated a message dedicated to the instrumentalist. “Siempre juntos mi compadrito, cómo lo quiero,” he wrote in one of his stories on Instagram.

Fernando Ramos contributed to this report