Pastor López
José Pastor López Pineda, better known as "El Indio Pastor", was a Venezuelan and Colombian singer-songwriter who worked primarily in the style of Colombian Cumbia.
Career and death
He was born on 15 June 1944 in Barquisimeto. He started out singing Joropo in a group with his brothers, but didn't gain more widespread notoriety until joining forces with fellow musician Nelson Henríquez. After two years performing in Nelson Henriquez's group he decided to branch off and form his own: "Pastor López y su Combo." Many of the cumbias he has recorded are interpretations of works associated with "Colombian cumbia", including "Cariñito sin mi", "Bonita y Mentirosa", and "Traicionera" among others. The success of his more than 30 year musical career has not been limited to his two nations of residence, Venezuela and Colombia, but spans the United States, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and other countries with significant Latino populations. He was one of the foremost recording stars for the dominantly Cumbia record label Discos Fuentes.He died on 5 April 2019, at the age of 74 years, at the North Clinic in Cúcuta, Colombia, after having suffered a stroke.
Discography
- La Camisa Bacana – Pastor López con el Conjunto de los Hermanos López
- Honda Herida – Pastor López con el Conjunto de los Hermanos López
- La Venezolana – Pastor López con el Conjunto de los Hermanos López
- Sueños de Cumbiambrea – Pastor López con Los Mayorales.
- Primer Compás – Pastor López con Los Tomasinos Venezuela 73 Con sabor Internacional Mano A Mano Pastor López-Willie Quintero Pastor López Y Su Combo Mano A Mano Pastor López Y Los Auténticos-Willie Quintero Mano A Mano Pastor López-Joe Rodríguez Bienvenidos Lo Mejor La Venezolana El Negro Parrandero Traicionera El Indio Pastor Sólo Un Cigarrillo Único Aquí Está El Sabor El Número Uno/La Cumbia El Exitoso Lo Máximo/Golpe Con Golpe Para Colombia/Para Todos El Inigualable/El Iniguabale Sabor Con Toda La Fuerza Para Mi Colombia/Siempre Listo El Magnífico Indio/Amigo Cumbia Universal El Insuperable/Bailable Sólido/Vengo Con Todo El Incontenible/Baile Latino Las Bonitas No Son Fieles Con Calor Tropical El Formidable/La Gran Bailanta El Indio 16 Éxitos-Nuevas Grabaciones 16 Éxitos-Nuevas Grabaciones Vol. 2 Pa' La Gozadera 20 Años Haciendo Éxitos Mucho Más Plegaria Vallenata Navidades Con Pastor Empinando El Codo El Inconfundible Le Canta A Julio Jaramillo
- ''Vuelve Con Mucho Más''