Jimmy Zambrano, Date of Birth

    

Jimmy Zambrano

Colombian accordion player

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1967

Profession: accordionist

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Jimmy Zambrano

  • Jimmy Zambrano (born November 2, 1967 in Guamal, 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 MelĂłdicos 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 AnĂ­bal Caicedo and Jair Castañeda.
  • In 1995, Omar Geles discovered his talent in a tour in Venezuela 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 AnĂ­bal Caidedo. In 1999, he started playing with Jorge CeledĂłn, who had just left the Binomio de Oro de AmĂ©rica.
  • Together, they recorded 9 albums, earning international acclaim.
  • With CeledĂłn, 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 MĂ©tete en el viaje, which has received favorable reviews.

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