Magín Díaz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Magín Díaz

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1922

Place of Birth: Mahates, Bolívar Department, Colombia

Date of Death: 28-Nov-2017

Profession: composer, singer, musician

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Magín Díaz García (30 December 1922 – 28 November 2017) was a Colombian musician and composer.
He is best known for performing traditional music from the Caribbean coast of Colombia and for composing several popular songs.
He is particularly remembered for his chalupa version of the Cuban son "Rosa, qué linda eres", first recorded by the Sexteto Habanero Godínez in 1918, which has become a standard of the Colombian repertoire.
Between 2012 and 2017, he released three solo albums, the last of which, El Orisha de la Rosa, was awarded a Grammy Award.