GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Cumbia
- Genre family
- Latin
- 1990s recordings
- 5
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Cumbia
Cumbia is a branch of the Latin family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Cumbia is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Conjunto Típico Vallenato, Los Humildes de Rudy Flores and Fito Olivares.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreLatin
Current genreCumbia
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
5 recordings1990s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
1990s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1990s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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