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Colombia's 95-Year-Old Musical Genius Finally Gets Credit

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November 29, 2016

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Magín Díaz wrote some of Colombia's most iconic traditional songs. But because he was unable to read and write, and the racism he faced in the music industry, he never got the credit he deserved. Now at 95, he is recording his first solo album.

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