| 20/03/2021 – 08:12 (GMT-4)
The Cuban musician Hugo Antonio Morejón Gómez, trombonist of the popular orchestra Los Van Van, failed this Saturday in La Habana for 64 years due to an accident.
Notice the date to connect to the wall of ‘Formell y Los Van Van’ on Facebook.
“And with this chord, we send to Grand Hugo’s master, excellent music, friends and family, we are Luto and we are sure that we will see the star that now belongs to the celestial body of the orchestra and its most wanted ones. Te queremos. Siempre “, was the comment of the post.
Morejón llevaba in Los Van Van since 1984, after passing by other popular music groups such as Pacho Alonso and Adalberto Álvarez, and the rock group Los Dada.
Born on April 20, 1956 in the Cuban capital, was also a tecladista and arreglista.
Following the Facebook account of the user ‘Los Mejores Salseros del Mundo’, he was “an important creative force in the music of Los Van Van”, a creator of “many of the marvelous mambos of the corner that are a big part of the sound of” El Train ‘”.
“También is a consumable tecladista and has produced many memorable synthesizer solos for Los Van Van”, explains the information.
On the other hand, Morejón Gómez moved to Matanzas, where he received classes from Rafael Somavilla. In 1970 he returned to La Habana to study at the National School of Art (ENA). Allí has been training for the past six years to earn his professional living.
Eloisa María Lipuzcua Verdecia, in his social speeches and followers, plagued his pain with his repentance and gave his condolences to his family, especially to his wife.
In the last hours Los Van Van suffers from the loss of very many people with the orchestra.
In February passed ‘El Teniente’ failure, which by more than four years ago the user of the group.
In the year 2020, it will be 82 years old flutist Orlando Cantó, one of its founders.
Built by the singer Pedrito Calvo as ‘El viejo espigón’ and ‘Flauta burgemeester’, Cantó había was formed as part of the grouping from its creation, in 1969, until 1995.
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