Whether you're from Ushuaia or East Los Angeles, you've likely heard cumbia blaring from a stereo. From our play friends at NPR's Alt.Latino,... Cumbia: The musical backbone of Latin America Cumbia is ...

This week, we dive into Cumbia music as part of SK Pop's 'Unheard Genres' series. Salsa, tango and mambo are familiar words to most. They refer to a signature dance, usually accompanied by an equally ...

Get those hips ready to shake and sway because a weeklong celebration of cumbia music is coming to Los Angeles in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. “Cumbia is one of the most listened to forms of ...

Some of Raquel Pacheco’s favorite childhood memories are of family trips to Mexico City. The relatives they visited there were deeply religious and, as the cultural anthropologist recalled, not ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "This book tells the story of a form of music that enjoys unparalleled popularity in a country that itself possesses instant name recognition ...

Sylvia Paola Ortiz, 28, lead singer for cumbia group Sabor Puro, performs inside La Pesca Market on Jefferson Boulevard in Dallas, on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Ben Torres / Special Contributor In 2015, ...

is your neighborhood reporter for Robstown and western Nueces County. This style of music will get you on your feet! We're talking about Cumbia. For this Hispanic Heritage Month, we show you how it's ...