Colombian songwriter Julián Mayorga has returned with a mind-bending new avant-garde album 'Chak Chak Chak Chak', which ...

“Cumbia is one of the most listened to forms of music, it’s become a global sound,” said Grant C. Dull organizer of Cumbia Week in Los Angeles. The celebration of the high-energy ...

NMSU’s Latin American Programs hosted LACumbia Night on Oct. 16 to celebrate the end of Latinx Heritage Month. The evening ...

Cumbia’s turn in the spotlight comes after previous surges of interest in bossa nova, mambo, salsa, even reggaetón. “There’s been cycles of 20 years with all different kinds of Latin music ...

In the backyard of an unassuming house just off UTSA Blvd, an unconventional music venue comes to life. This past Friday ...

The clubbers of Monterrey and Mexico City loved the uptempo cumbia music coming out of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru, but they often found the tempos too fast for the dancefloor.

In each segment, we feature a song from a local musician or band with an upcoming show and hear about what inspires their music. Combo Tezeta is an East Bay band that plays cumbia music inspired by ...

This Friday, March 18, from the municipality of San Jacinto, in Bolívar, the Ministry of Commerce and the National Tourism Fund (Fontur) launched the 'Route of Cumbia and Caribbean Musics', a ...