Celebrity singer leaves Colombia over threats
Celebrity singer leaves Colombia over threats
posted by Philipp Zwehl
Dec 3, 2013
Silvestre Dangond, one of Colombias famous singers, announced that he and his family had to leave their country after being threatened on several occasions.
The singer of the popular vallenato genre told radio station La FM that I am tired of it [the threats], thats why I am exposing them.
According to the radio station, Dangond claimed that unknown persons arrived on his ranch and killed four of his cows. The incident followed threats the singers family would be kidnapped.
I do not suspect anyone but I distrust everyone, said the singer, who refused to explicitly mention neo-paramilitary group Los Urabeños, highly active in Dangonds home region, as a possible culprot.
The Vallenato star performed at the wedding of an alleged Urabeños commander last year.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/famous-singer-left-colombia-threats-family/