were described by the New York Times as "the only real folk music of the event," and shared the stage with incredibly famous Latin-American singers and musicians like Astor Piazzolla, José Luis Rodríguez, Camilo Sesto, Roberto Carlos, Miguel Bosé, Lucía Méndez, and Tito Puente. About the gig, Velosa humorously tells that they were not picked up by the limousine that was sent for them because of their wearing the traditional ruanas (a poncho-like woolen coat) and hats that they use on each of their presentations. On September 25, 1999, the car that transported him and his band from a late concert towards the city of Bucaramanga was intercepted by guerrilla soldiers from the Popular Liberation Army (EPL), who after recognizing him decided to kidnap him, after releasing all of the other band members. Later, the guerrilla group would claim that Velosa had been kidnapped for political reasons rather than for monetary purposes. After numerous protests throughout the country, and some conciliation by officials from the government he was released on October 14, 1999. In celebration of his 30th anniversary as a professional musician, in 2010 he had a concert tour with the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia. Distinctions As a sign of recognition to his work, biologist John Lynch named two recently found species of frogs in Colombia after him, Eleutherodactylus carranguerorum and Eleutherodactylus jorgevelosai. Discography Los Carrangueros de Ráquira Carrangueros de Ráquira (FM, 1980) ¡Viva quien toca! (FM, 1981) Así es la vida (FM, 1982) Solo career Cantas y Relatos (FM, 1983) Jorge Velosa y Los Hnos.Torres Pa’ los pies y el corazón (1984) Con alma, vida y sombrero (1985) Entre Chiste y chanza (1986) Alegría carranguera (1987) El que canta sus penas espanta (1988) A ojo cerrado (1989) De mil amores (1990) Velosa y Los Carrangueros Harina de otro costal (Fuentes, 1992) Sobando la pita (Fuentes, 1993) Revolando en cuadro (Fuentes, 1994) Marcando calavera (Fuentes, 1996) En cantos verdes (Fuentes, 1998) Patiboliando (MTM, 2002) Lero-Lero, Candelero (MTM, 2003) Surungusungo (MTM, 2005) Carranga Sinfónica (MTM, 2011) Collections Las clásicas con Los Hermanos Torres y Los Carrangueros de Ráquira (FM, 1990) Una historia carranguera (FM, 2000) Historia Musical del Carranguero Mayor (Fuentes, 2001) See also List of kidnappings List of solved missing person cases References Books Serrano, Claudia. (2008). Imaginarios sociales de la vida campesina andina, expresados en la narrativa de la música carranguera. Tesis de grado, UCC, Bogotá. Moreno,