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Accordion Master Celso Piña Dead At 66

The prolific and celebrated Mexican accordion player Celso Piña died Wednesday of a heart attack in his hometown of Monterrey, Mexico. He was 66 years old. His record label, La Tuna Records, announced ...
Variety

Celso Piña, Known as ‘Rebel of the Accordion,’ Dies at 66

Celso Piña, the cumbia music legend known as “the rebel of the accordion,” died of a heart attack on Wednesday in his hometown of Monterrey, Mexico. He was 66 years old. “Today is a sad day for La ...
NBC DFW

Mexico's Celso Piña, the ‘Rebel Accordion' Whose Music Made Multiple Generations Dance, Has Died

MEXICO CITY — Celso Piña, accordionist and pioneer of the popular Colombian vallenato musical genre, died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 66 years old.His record company The Tuna Group said in a ...
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Accordion Master Celso Piña Dead At 66

Piña mined the traditions of cumbia and expanded the limits of the accordion. The prolific and celebrated Mexican accordion player Celso Piña died Wednesday of a heart attack in his hometown of ...