Israel Romero Ospino or popularly known as "El Pollo Isra" (Born in
Villanueva,
La Guajira
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in 1954) is a Colombian
vallenato
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musician, composer and
accordionist
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. Romero was along
Rafael Orozco Maestre
Rafael José Orozco Maestre (March 24, 1954 – June 11, 1992) was a Colombian singer of vallenato music. He was one of the major representatives of Colombian popular folk music and was lead singer and co-founder, alongside fellow accordionist ...
the founder of the vallenato group
Binomio de Oro de América.
Discography
From 1977 to 1991 the Binomio de Oro recorded 20 albums not counting special contributions to other artist of the "Fiesta Vallenata" compilations, interrupted with the death of lead singer Rafael Orozco.
*1977 - ''
Binomio de Oro (1977 album)''
*1977 - ''
Por lo Alto''
*1978 - ''
Enamorado como Siempre''
*1978 - ''
Los Elegidos (album)''
*1979 - ''
Super Vallenato''
*1980 - ''
Clase aparte
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Discography
Studio albums
* 2002: ''Sonando Diferente''
* 2004: ''Clase Aparte''
* 2005: ''La Moda''
* 2007: ''La Reunión''
* 2008: ''Los Mackieav ...
''
*1980 - ''
De Cache''
*1981 - ''
5 Años de Oro''
*1982 - ''
Festival Vallenato''
*1983 - ''
Fuera de Serie''
*1983 - ''
Mucha Calidad''
*1984 - ''
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People
*Michael Somos, mathematician
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*1985 - ''
Superior
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*Lake ...
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*1986 - ''
Binomio de Oro''
*1987 - ''
En Concierto''
*1988 - ''
Internacional
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*1989 - ''
De Exportación''
*1990 - ''
De Fiesta con el Binomio''
*1991 - ''
Por Siempre''
*1991 - ''
De América''
Singer Gabriel "El Gaby" García replaced Orozco
*1993 - ''
Todo Corazón''
*1994 - ''
De la Mano con el Pueblo''
*1995 - ''
Lo Nuestro
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Jean Carlos Centeno
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and
Jorge Celedon
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became lead singers
*1996 - ''
A su Gusto
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*1997 - ''
Seguimos por lo Alto''
*1998 - ''
2000
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*1999 - ''
Más cerca de tí
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Songs
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''
In 1999 singer Jorge Celedon quits the group, replaced by
Junior Santiago.
*2000 - ''
Difícil de Igualar''
*2001 - ''
Haciendo Historia
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*2003 - ''
Que Viva el Vallenato''
*2004 - ''
En todo su Esplendor''
*2005 - ''
Grafiti de Amor''
*2006 - ''
Impredecible''
References
1954 births
Living people
Colombian accordionists
Vallenato musicians
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