Magín Díaz y el Sexteto Gamerano

Magín Díaz is a Colombian musician and composer, best known for being the uncredited writer of "Rosa, que linda eres", a song about an unrequited love. Born into poverty, Díaz could not read or write, but was musically talented; the melody of "Rosa" gained popularity and the song was covered by other Colombian artists, it was credited to a distant relative Irene Martínez, for legal reasons. During his life, Díaz spent time in Venezuela to perform with a band and to work on a construction site, but mostly lived in his hometown, Gamero, a small village near San Basilio de Palenque.[1]

In 2015, the manager of Chilean label Konn Recordings (now based in Colombia), Mauricio Sandoval (also known as DJ Subversivo and Mr. Toé), recorded a selection of Díaz's songs for the very first time. The double album, Magín Díaz y el Sexteto Gamerano, was released the same year on Bandcamp. The traditional music is on the first disc, whilst remixes of his songs were on the second, encompassing a wide range of genres such as house, dembow and future bass.[2]

Adapted from the Bandcamp page.[3]

• Magín Díaz – vocalist
• Filiberto Arrieta – secondary vocalist and chorus leader
• Carlos Torres – alegre drum and chorus
• Joaquin García – bass drums
• Manuel Martinez – caller
• Guillermo Valencia – secondary caller and musical arrangements
• Enrique Díaz – guache and chorus
• Germán Soto – guacharaca
• Jorge Luís Pérez – choirs

Production

• Mauricio Sandoval – production
• Diego Angulo – production assistant
• Francisco Rojas – traditional disco
• Tropikore – disco remixes