Israel Romero

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Israel Romero
Birth name Israel Romero
Origin Villanueva, La Guajira
Colombia
Genre(s) Vallenato, Latin
Years active 1976–present
Label(s) Sony Music

Israel Romero Ospino or popularly known as "El Pollo Isra" (Born in Villanueva, La Guajira) is a Colombian vallenato musician, composer and accordionist. Romero was along Rafael Orozco Maestre the founder of the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de América.[1]

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From 1977 to 1991 the Binomio de Oro recorded 20 albums not counting special contributions to other artist of the "Fiesta Vallenata" compilations, interrupted with the death of lead singer Rafael Orozco.

  • 1977 - Binomio de Oro (1977 album)
  • 1977 - Por lo Alto
  • 1978 - Enamorado como Siempre
  • 1978 - Los Elegidos (album)
  • 1979 - Super Vallenato
  • 1980 - Clase Aparte (album)
  • 1980 - De Cache
  • 1981 - 5 Años de Oro
  • 1982 - Festival Vallenato (album)
  • 1982 - Fuera de Serie (album)
  • 1983 - Mucha Calidad (album)
  • 1984 - Somos Vallenato
  • 1985 - Superior (vallenato album)
  • 1986 - Binomio de Oro (1986 album)
  • 1987 - En Concierto (vallenato album)
  • 1988 - Internacional (vallenato album)
  • 1989 - De Exportación
  • 1990 - De Fiesta con el Binomio
  • 1991 - Por Siempre (vallenato album)
  • 1991 - De América

Singer Gabriel "El Gaby" García replaced Orozco

  • 1993 - Todo Corazón (album)
  • 1994 - De la Mano con el Pueblo
  • 1995 - Lo Nuestro (vallenato album)

Jean Carlos Centeno and Jorge Celedon became lead singers

  • 1996 - A su Gusto
  • 1997 - Seguimos por lo Alto
  • 1998 - 2000 (vallenato album)
  • 1999 - Más cerca de tí

In 1999 singer Jorge Celedon quits the group, replaced by Junior Santiago.


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