“We say goodbye to one of the most recognized figures of the urban genre, who did not renounce his status as Cuban and always expressed love for his country”said the Cuban Institute of Music in a statement posted on its Facebook page.
Author of the well-known theme Matador speaks and has lived in the United States for several years, Carvajal He was hospitalized since October 3 at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where he finally died.
Upon receiving an alert last week, the authorities of that American city They found the musician unconscious inside a car and transferred him to the intensive care unit of that health center. Miami police are investigating the incident.
Jorge Hernández Carvajal, cousin of the reggaeton singer and leader of the group Los Cuatro, with which El Taiger began his career, He sent a message on social networks to announce his death. “I hope we remember him as he was,” he asked.
In a statement released on social networks, His family thanked the medical team that treated him and those “who offered prayers and tributes during his hospitalization.” in Miami and Cuba.
“Turn up your music, dance and celebrate your life,” the family added in the statement.
On Thursday night a hundred people They held an unusual gathering in a park in the Guanabacoa neighborhood, in the east of Havana, to say goodbye to him.
In front of an old church they placed photos of the artist and lit candles while they sang his songs and turned on the lights of their cell phones to pay tribute to him. “Light for the Taiger!” they shouted, dancing in front of the improvised altar.
“We are sad, very sad, but we are celebrating as he wanted, he said he wanted a party, joy. We have already lit its candle so that it reaches heaven with light,” Yuli Mauro, told AFP. a 30-year-old independent worker, who came with her son to the spontaneous farewell and who danced with emotion.
“It is very painful that he left in this way,” Osmany Bell considered on his side.a 30-year-old merchant. He is an idol in Cuba, he created fashion, the youth dressed like him, they combed their hair like him.”.
Known for musical themes such as The Little Paper, That’s Ball, Little Red Thread and The Storyamong others, Taiger mixed reggaeton with other Cuban genres such as timba.
With thousands of followers both in Cuba and in the Hispanic community of South Florida, Carvajal frequently traveled to the island to visit his grandmother, his two little daughters and to give concerts.which earned him criticism among some sectors of the Cuban diaspora.
However, he was one of the Cuban musicians who He criticized the government for the repression unleashed during and after the historic protests of July 11, 2021.
*With information from AFP.
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