Jimmy Zambrano (born November 2, 1967 in
Guamal
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,
Magdalena), is a Colombian accordion player.
Born in Colombia, he left at an early age for Caracas, Venezuela, where he studied music and specialized in piano. There, he was called by
Los Melódicos
Los Melódicos is a Latin music, Latin dance band from Venezuela which plays a mix of tropical rhythms. The orchestra was assembled by Billo Frómeta in Caracas in July 1958. They made their debut through a local radio station on July 15, 1960. F ...
of Renato Capriles to record a vallenato song by Poncho Zuleta titled "Luzmila," which became the first song and recording by this artist. In 1993, he recorded an album called "Vallenato y más" with the group "Los Clásicos," alongside Aníbal Caicedo and Jair Castañeda. In 1995, Omar Geles discovered his talent in a tour in
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
and invited him to belong to Los Diablitos as keyboard player, with whom he performed until 1999. During his time with Los Diablitos, he produced and arranged various music genres and formed a vallenato ensemble known as "Los Emigrantes," with Aníbal Caidedo.
In 1999, he started playing with
Jorge Celedón
Jorge Celedón also known as Jorgito Celedón is a Colombian musician and singer of vallenato music. Celedón was one of the backup singers for the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de America who joined after the death of Rafael Orozco Maestre. In ...
, who had just left the
Binomio de Oro de América. Together, they recorded 9 albums, earning international acclaim. With Celedón, he won a Latin Grammy in 2007 in the Cumbia Vallenato category. In 2012, the duo broke up as the result of disagreements. In 2013, Zambrano met Dubán Bayona, another ex-Binomio de Oro performer, with whom he released a first album called ''Métete en el viaje,'' which has received favorable reviews.
Discography
Aníbal Caicedo (Los Emigrantes)
* ''Un Nuevo Sendero'' - FM Discos y Cintas - 1997
* ''Que Hable El Alma'' - FM Discos y Cintas - 1998
Jorge Celedón
* ''Romántico como yo'' - Sony Music - 2000
* ''Llévame en tus sueños'' - Sony Music - 2001
* ''Canto vallenato'' - Sony Music - 2002
* ''¡Juepa je!'' - Sony Music - 2004
* ''Grande éxitos en vivo'' - Sony Music - 2005
* ''Son... Para el mundo'' - Sony Music - 2006
* ''De lo nuevo de lo mejor'' - Sony Music - 2008
* ''La invitación'' - Sony Music - 2009
* ''Lo que tú necesitas'' - Sony Music - 2011
* ''Celedón sin fronteras Vol 1'' (Shared album with Gustavo García) - Sony Music - 2013
* ''Celedón sin fronteras Vol 2'' (Shared album with Gustavo García) - Sony Music - 2014
Dubán Bayona
* ''Métete en el viaje'' - Sony Music - 2013
Other artists - singles
* "Dismelódicos (Los Melódicos)" (Song "Luzmila") - 1984
* "Toby Love Reloaded" (Toby Love ft Jorge Celedón) (Song "Amores como el tuyo") - 2007
* "Viento a favor" (Alejandro Fernández) (Song "Eres") - Sony Music - 2008
* "Amaia Montero 2" (Amaia Montero) (Song "Caminando") - Sony Music - 2011
* "A contratiempo" (Juan Fernando Velasco ft Jorge Celedón) (Song "Yo nací aquí") - 2012
* Primera fila día 2 (Cristian Castro ft Jorge Celedon) (Song "Lloran las rosas") - 2014
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1967 births
Colombian accordionists
Vallenato musicians
Living people
Sony Music Colombia artists
Musicians from Caracas
21st-century accordionists