cumbia

It is the traditional music and dance of Colombia and Panama , and is close to "cumbia" in the original Spanish pronunciation . It is music created by mixing indigenous, African, and Spanish elements from the Colombian region, and is mentioned as a representative example when explaining hybrid culture. Although it originated in Colombia, it is more popular in other Latin American countries such as Mexico and Argentina .

There are many hypotheses of what the origin of Kumbia is, but it must have been born in a place where African blacks stayed temporarily as slavery, or where they were naturally mixed with indigenous India. These places were near the port where blacks arrived as slaves. Thus, music such as La Candelaria (LA Candelaria, Los Remedios, La Inmaculada), which was held on the Atlantic coast, or music such as La Cuaresma, EL Corpus Cristi, San Juan, and Navidad, which were used to enlighten the indigenous or indigenous people or black people. It is mixed with the feast of the feast.

It is also said that Cumbia was born at the Calendaria festival held on the Popa Hill in Cartagena on February 2 every year during the Spanish colonial period.

Wherever Cumbia was originally born, the important thing is that it was born on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, near Santa Marta or Cartagena, facing the sea. What cannot be denied is that it is the color of Colombia, a traditional dance of the Spanish-influenced zambo culture. The dance later spread to the regions of Bolívar, Atlántico, Sucre, Córdoba, Magdalena, César, and to the Magdalena River coast and northern Antioquia. Cumbia undergoes its own transformation in each region, but the tradition of dancing in a circle around the musicians still persists. This can be said to have originated from religious ceremonies, but on the other hand, it can be said that the separation of social status was applied as it was during the festival. With independence from Spain and the disappearance of slavery, musicians took over the podium that had been occupied by the aristocracy, and the function of cumbia changed from religious to secular, so that all participants in the festival enjoyed dancing. do. This fundamental change is an opportunity for Indios and blacks to share and integrate each other's customs, and is directly related to the theme of the dance as follows.

The general type that gathers in a circle and dances in one direction, the group type that is danced in two long lines on both sides at the Barranquilla festival and always moves forward, and the most recent dance that is danced at the El Banco festival, the couple type ( Pareja), and the flow type (Reguero), which is danced freely in pairs indoors. In fact, in Latin America, Pareja and Reguero are often used when individuals have private parties.


Colombia Cumbia


mexico cumbia

It is composed of 4 beats of rhythm.

As it is one of the main Latin music, it has produced numerous musicians, and most of the music was created by gathering several local musicians and forming a group.

Mexico is not the country of origin for cumbia, but it is the region where cumbia is most active outside of Colombia. In fact, cumbia is the music that appears without fail at parties, and a lot of cumbia music is being produced in Mexico as well.

It is considered a very important place in the process of modernizing cumbia, and Selena Quintanilla Pérez, who is now deceased but is famous all over the world, is also Mexican-American. Other famous names include Kumbia Kings , Aaron y Su Grupo Ilusión, and Los Ángeles Azule, who participated in the work of Por Ella, the second theme song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

Argentina do Cumbia is a popular destination. Like Mexico mentioned above, it often appears at parties. Since it was first introduced to northern Argentina through Peru, it was initially influenced by Peruvian music and northern Argentinian music such as quartetto and chamame.

In the 1990s, songs that could be enjoyed at parties such as Ráfaga and Gilda were popular. After the economic crisis in Argentina in 2002, a new genre called Cumbia Villera was born that depicted slums and criminals, and Yerba brava and Damas gratis are known as representative Cumbia villera groups.

After the 2010s, upbeat songs called Cumbia pop started to become popular again. It got its name because it was influenced by the pop music of Argentina and Uruguay. Cumbia pop groups include Rombai and Agapornis.