“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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Yet it was the hitherto unexpected delights of cumbia music that guided him during his illness and recovery from chemotherapy. In particular, a band of brothers from Salinas, a farming community a ...