El Año Viejo (original) (raw)

"El Año Viejo" (translation "the old year") is a song written by the Colombian songwriter in the cumbia genre. First recorded in 1953, the song has been described as "the legitimate and necessary hymn to say goodbye to the old year." Salcedo was an indigenous farmer who could neither read nor write. Despite the song's popularity, Salcedo died poor, selling flutes on the streets of Medellín.