El León Pardo
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Jorge Emilio Pardo Vásquez, known as El León Pardo, was born on December 20, 1988, in Tunja, Colombia. Raised in Cartagena, he began playing the kuisi at age eight and later inherited a saxophone from his grandfather, a renowned Colombian musician. After losing the saxophone, he turned to trumpet in school bands and deepened his connection to traditional kuisi bunsi. As a teenager, he studied Caribbean rhythms and moved to Bucaramanga for symphonic studies but left to join Velandia y La Tigra. Later, he launched his solo career with Cumbia Ãcida. Now based in Bogotá, he released his second album Viaje Sideral in 2025.
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