The vibrant, ubiquitous sound of cumbia is one that we Angelenos should all be familiar with. Born in the barrios of Colombia in the 1950s, the origins of cumbia can be traced back even further to the ...
A new wave of cumbia both breaks and pays homage to Latin American traditions that can make anyone move. In 2015, local producer and DJ Erick Jaimez launched Sonidero Saturdays at Deep Ellum’s Café ...
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 ...
A music teacher shared a musical milestone with pride, even if some students didn’t care. Teacher and TikToker Francisco Gaxiola posted a special throwback for Hispanic Heritage Month. He and his high ...
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 ...
Local supergroup embodies the San Diego-Tijuana region with a fresh cumbia sound and danceable songs in a forthcoming new album. In the latest installment of our KPBS Summer Music Series, we feature a ...
The Alt.Latino crew stops by Weekend Edition Sunday to talk about one of Latin music's most pervasive rhythms. Cumbia: The Music That Moves Latin America Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Jasmine ...
What if we told you the best underground party in Dallas-Fort Worth currently is not only outdoors, but it’s family-friendly? This bass-rattling, dance-circle-inducing rocking block party under the ...
SAN DIEGO — A Chula Vista musician facing the challenge of his life has discovered a new way for the party and beat to go on. In this Zevely Zone, I visited Quartyard in San Diego's East Village. On ...
Over the last 35 years, Mexico’s Los Ángeles Azules has become one of the country’s top-selling bands using something of a radical strategy: introducing new generations to cumbia, the style of dance ...
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, ...