Cumbia

  • Cumbia / Features

    From The Docks To The Decks: The Cumbia explosion

    Cumbia, a Colombian musical genre whose humble beginnings lie in the port of Cartagena, is finding its way into the hands of enthralled DJs and producers across the world. Why is it, asks Olly West, that a genre celebrated globally struggles to find the same glory in the national consciousness? Candela tells the story of Latin America’s most exciting musical movement.

  • Cumbia / Top Ten...

    CUMBIA TRACKS by DJ Russ Jones

    From the DJ who brings you Britain's favourite Cumbia night "Arriba la Cumbia" gives you his favourite Cumbia tracks

  • Cumbia / Top Ten...

    COLOMBIAN CUMBIA TRACKS

    New York's Pioneering Cuban-American graphic designer, artist, DJ, writer and percussionist DJ Bongohead is the original Latino rennaisance man! He has compiled collections for labels like World Music Network, Nascente, Fania, and Vapisoul. He has designed album covers and layouts for Capitol/Bluenote, RMM/Sony, Fania, and Vampisoul, and Tuff City. His artwork is in the permanent collections of El Museo del Barrio (NYC) and the Yale Art Museum (New Haven, CT). Bongohead is currently at work on a book about the Latin big bands in New York during the 1940s - 60s. And he took time out to give us his definitive Top Ten Colombian Cumbia tracks. A man who knows what he's talking about..pay heed!

  • Cumbia / Features

    Brown Girls in the Ring Make Argentina Sing…

    How Cumbia conquered Argentina. The Cumbia invasion rides on populist political culture, but has urban snobs singing a different tune.

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