Cola Boyy vibes around on stage during a live performance in Los Angeles. The 'Disabled Disco Innovator' worked with the likes of MGMT while soaring through live dealing with Spina Bifida.
Cola Boyy died on Sunday, his label announced. He was affected by spina bifida, scoliosis and kyphosis. Urango also worked as an activist and advocateCola Boyy, the self-described 'disabled disco innovator,' has died at the age of 34.
The singer and multi-instrumentalist carried on a career that saw him collaborating with major artists inspired by disco and dance music, including MGMT, the Avalanches and a member of Air, according to Stereogum 'I will continue to work with his family and @recordmakers to make sure this happens. Love you homie. Cola Boyy Forever!' he concludedThat release, including its singles Penny Girl and Buggy Tip, earned Cola Boyy admirers in the pop–psychedelic band MGMT, who brought him on tour as their opener.
When he wasn't performing, Urango worked as an activist promoting disability rights, as well as for advocating for people of color with the organizations Todo Poder Al Pueblo and APOC When he wasn't performing, Urango worked as an activist promoting disability rights, as well as for advocating for people of color with the organizations Todo Poder Al Pueblo and APOC .'Not a lot of people are visibly disabled,' he said in an interview with TMRW Magazine.
There's no actual nervous tissue out of place, so there may be complications, but they're less likely to be life altering. After birth, surgery to repair these openings may be performed and, in more recent years, some surgeons have begun repairing spina bifida in the womb. If the scoliosis is progressing rapidly in a young child, rods may be inserted that straighten the spine and adjust in length as the patient grows.