Despite the Christmas celebrations, there is general mourning in Colombia over the death of Maestro Lisandro Meza, one of the country's greats of Sabanera music. The composer and accordion player died on the afternoon of December 23rd and his funeral service will take place today Monday, 25th.
In Los Palmitos, Sucre, the hometown of Lisandro Meza, The artist's coffin remains in the living room of the family home, where the closest relatives of the musician, who died at the age of 86, say goodbye for the last time. At 4:00 p.m. the body will leave the house in the El Progreso neighborhood to finally be taken to its grave.
While relatives gather around the musician, who has been in intensive care since Wednesday, December 6, there is also a great sense of loss among the residents of the sector that has gripped the Meza family.
Lina Mezathe musician's daughter, explained: “This is the room where we have all the recognitions given to my father, a very important place with many memories.” “My father is a very noble, simple, homely person and I feel great gratitude for him.”
Another of his daughters who arrived at the house remarked: “The world is crazy about my father because he was a noble man, his humility was greater than his fame. “People think of him as an artist, we also love him as an artist and we see him as a father.”
The block where the house is located Lisandro Meza Colombian flags and white balloons dominate the facades of all the houses. The neighbors say that they decided to place these objects as a tribute to the artist, a representative of Vallenato folklore.
Although it is a sad and difficult time, In Los Palmitos, his hometown, the Sabanero minstrel's greatest hits are heard at full volumeIn this way, his great followers say goodbye to the artist who has been lighting up Colombian parties for many years and will continue to do so with his compositions.
Some of his most famous Colombian songs are: The Sabanales, The Cap, The Tapas, Senderito de amor, Niño Majadero, Tuta's Son, El Macho and Parapolitan No.