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cumbia

[koom-bee-uh, koom-byah]

noun

  1. a type of Latin American dance music of Colombian origin, similar to salsa and using guitars, accordions, bass guitar, and percussion.

  2. a dance performed to this music.



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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of cumbia1

First recorded in 1860–65; from Latin American Spanish; origin uncertain
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To record his new songs, he recruited a cadre of Latin musicians and made affectionate nods to genres like cumbia and ranchera.

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From the intoxicatingly psychedelic cumbia of “Te puedes a todo acostumbrar†to the organ-laden folk of “Las chingadas ganas de llorar,†Bunbury’s new album finds him in a sweet peak of inspiration.

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Festival organizers first began booking música Mexicana actst in 2018 — legacy cumbia group Los Angeles Azules was the first to play the three-day event.

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The Gen Z cumbia star has drawn comparisons to the “Tejano Madonna†since bursting onto the scene in 2021.

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Earlier this month, while performing at South By Southwest in Austin, Victoria told the audience she couldn’t leave Texas without “singing a little Selena,†and launched into a crowd-pleasing medley of “Como la Flor,†“Amor Prohibido†and “Baila Esta Cumbia.â€

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