His first solo album '' El Orisha de la Rosa '' was released in 2017 , with many artists such as Vives , Monsieur Periné , Totó la Momposina and Celso Piña collaborating on the project . The album was produced by Manuel Garcia-Orozco and Christian Castagno . According to Afropop WorldWide , '' El Orisha de la Rosa '' was " the product of three years of research and recording " . Díaz was a bearer of the Afro-Colombian culture , maintaining the country 's magnificent and tenacious traditional music , bullerengue , which , like the country 's Afro-Colombian communities , has survived near constant marginalization and discrimination over the centuries . Díaz said , " Singing for me is as if someone injected me with life … If I do not sing , I 'd die . " At the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards , '' El Orisha de la Rosa '' won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Recording Package , but the award went to the art directors ; '' El Orisha de la Rosa '' had also been nominated for Best Folk Album , but lost out to Natalia Lafourcade . He attended the ceremony , but was hospitalized at Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center on 23 November , and died on 28 November at the age of 94
18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
Magín Díaz