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Cumbia
- Genre family
- Latin
- Starting recordings
- 8
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 Vecinos and La Típica RA7.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreLatin
Current genreCumbia
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
8 recordingsStart with these recordings
01El pescador de Barú1982 · Cumbia · cumbiaOpen in new tab 02Cumbia sampuesana (Ya no más)1990 · Cumbia · cumbiaOpen in new tab 03La pollera coloráCumbia · cumbiaOpen in new tab 04Cumbia Loca -Cumbia-Cumbia · cumbiaOpen in new tab 05Tabaco y ron2019 · Cumbia · cumbiaOpen in new tab 06Cumbia soledeña1981 · Cumbia · cumbiaOpen in new tab 07Cumbia cienaguera1996 · Cumbia · cumbiaOpen in new tab 08Amaneciendo2008 · Cumbia · cumbiaOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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