It has not been revealed what will be the final destination of the remains of the author of “Yolanda”, “In what a quiet way” or “The brief space in which you are not”who lived in Madrid since 2017.
Milanés had undergone a kidney transplant and suffered from an “oncohematological disease” that forced him to move to the Spanish capital five years ago “to receive a treatment that did not exist in his country,” said a statement from his artistic office when he was admitted to the hospital, over a week ago.
Farewell messages to Pablo Milanés
Despite the distance they had maintained since the 1980s, his friend and co-founder of Nueva Trova, silvio rodriguezuploaded to his blog the lyrics of “Pablo”a song that he dedicated to his partner in 1969 and which begins like this: “I met you tearing at the chest of death one day. You knew nothing and it was you who led her by the hand”.
the cuban guitarist Eliades Ochoa he spoke of an “unmatched” contribution to Cuban music, and estimated that his “legacy is eternal.”
“We are going to miss you Dear Pablo. Have a good trip,” published the Peruvian singer who lives in Mexico Tania Libertaddescribing him as “a great composer, wonderful singer and extraordinary friend” in a message accompanied by a video in which he sings a duet with Milanés.
“It gives me courage that you have gone but so much happiness that you have been. Thank you for your music,” wrote the Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz.
Source: Ambito
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