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Accordion Master Celso Piña Dead At 66

Piña mined the traditions of cumbia and expanded the limits of the accordion.
An audience in los Angeleles share its love for Celso Piña.

The prolific and celebrated Mexican accordion player Celso Piña died Wednesday of a heart attack in his hometown of Monterrey, Mexico. He was 66 years old.

His record label, La Tuna Records, announced Piña's death on Thursday.

Piña contributed greatly to the evolution of . The Colombian folk genre has had an interesting life span since its 17th century origins and very few

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