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dedicated to Latin Americaʼs musical staple that has transcended across
centuries. Colombia is the birthplace of cumbia, indigenous to somewhere
around the region Pocabuy Banco or Magdalena. It came about through
the settlements of African descendants, brought as slaves to Colombia in
the 1500ʼs.
Cumbia Colombiana
Cumbia Villera
Cumbia Chilena
Cumbia Peruana
Technocumbia
Cumbia is best known as folklore music from Colombia during the 1820ʼs.
Cumbia came about during Colombiaʼs struggle for independence that started
as a musical expression as a response against the nationʼs civil unrest with
Spain. This genre came about through the colonization of Colombia,
expanding upon the mixture of Spanish, Native Colombians and
Afro-Colombians that paved the cultural significance of this musical style.
Although its history goes back many centuries on the Colombia's Caribbean
coast, some scholars would argue that the term "cumbia" wasn't actually used
to describe any form of music or dance until the 1800s. The name "cumbia,"
however, comes from the word "cumbé," which was (and continues to be) a
Guinean dance form. It is also controversial where exactly on the Caribbean
coast the style was born, however it is believed by many to have emerged
first in the Pocabuy country, an indigenous area that extended throughout
what is today considered the upper valley of the Magdalena River region.
Traditionally, cumbia was played with tambor drums and large gaita flutes,
which were became popular in the costal city of Barranquilla during 1920ʼs.
From then on, the addition of horns, brass and other instruments became a
staple in this genre. Along with it being a musical genre, a Cumbia is also a
dance that originated side-by-side with the musical movement. Cumbia began
as a courtship dance that was practiced among slaves; this song details the
man chasing the attention of a lady. Cumbia functioned as a courtship dance
between Afro-Colombian men and Native Colombian women when they
began to marry one another. In this case, the dance represents ethnic
mixture, which was looked down upon by the Spanish colonial authorities.
In El Banco, Magdalena, Colombia there is an annual festival of Cumbia that
celebrates this musical genre and functions as an effort to conserve the
folkloric rhythms and styles from Colombiaʼs history in order to carry it across
further generations. Maestro Jose Barros and friends: Nicanor Perez Cogollo,
Alvaro Morales and Elias Lito Fraija, Emiliano Torres Torres established the
first national festival for Cumbia and has continued to exist ever since.
History
Music & Artists
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Joe Arroyo
Lucho Bermudez
Latin Brothers
Fruko y sus Tesos
La Sonora Dinamita
Luis Eduardo Bermudez Acosta (Lucho Bermudez),
born in January 25, 1912 in El Carmen de Bolivar, was
a Colombian musician, composer, arranger, musical
director and performer of Colombian folkloric rhythms.
Bermudez began studying music at the age of 4 with
his uncle Jose Maria Montes. Growing up in Santa
Marta, he joined the military band where he learned to
play trombone, trumpet, and saxophone, and had an
inclination towards flute and clarinet. Afterwards, he led
the Orchestra A Number 1 and was influenced by the
jazz band style of music. In 1939 he founded his first
orchestra and performed songs such as Marbella,
Cartagenerita, Joselito Carnaval and Borrachera.
In 1944, he travelled to Bogota where he attended the
inauguration of the Metropolitan Night Club in which he
performed at the gala publicly making an entrance into
the world of music. He went on to form an orchestra of
22 musicians and recorded over 60 tracks on the
record label RCA Victor. From there his work began to
disseminate to other countries in Latin America.
History
Music & Artists
Gallery
La Pollera Colora
Lucho Bermudez y su orquesta
La Pollera Colora, by Lucho Bermudez y su orquesta
Amor de mis amores, by La Sonora Dinamita
Cumbia Colombiana
Cumbia Villera
Cumbia Chilena
Cumbia Peruana
Technocumbia
Cumbia is best known as folklore music from Colombia during the 1820ʼs.
Cumbia came about during Colombiaʼs struggle for independence that started
as a musical expression as a response against the nationʼs civil unrest with
Spain. This genre came about through the colonization of Colombia,
expanding upon the mixture of Spanish, Native Colombians and
Afro-Colombians that paved the cultural significance of this musical style.
Although its history goes back many centuries on the Colombia's Caribbean
coast, some scholars would argue that the term "cumbia" wasn't actually used
to describe any form of music or dance until the 1800s. The name "cumbia,"
however, comes from the word "cumbé," which was (and continues to be) a
Guinean dance form. It is also controversial where exactly on the Caribbean
coast the style was born, however it is believed by many to have emerged
first in the Pocabuy country, an indigenous area that extended throughout
what is today considered the upper valley of the Magdalena River region.
Traditionally, cumbia was played with tambor drums and large gaita flutes,
which were became popular in the costal city of Barranquilla during 1920ʼs.
From then on, the addition of horns, brass and other instruments became a
staple in this genre. Along with it being a musical genre, a Cumbia is also a
dance that originated side-by-side with the musical movement. Cumbia began
as a courtship dance that was practiced among slaves; this song details the
man chasing the attention of a lady. Cumbia functioned as a courtship dance
between Afro-Colombian men and Native Colombian women when they
began to marry one another. In this case, the dance represents ethnic
mixture, which was looked down upon by the Spanish colonial authorities.
In El Banco, Magdalena, Colombia there is an annual festival of Cumbia that
celebrates this musical genre and functions as an effort to conserve the
folkloric rhythms and styles from Colombiaʼs history in order to carry it across
further generations. Maestro Jose Barros and friends: Nicanor Perez Cogollo,
Alvaro Morales and Elias Lito Fraija, Emiliano Torres Torres established the
first national festival for Cumbia and has continued to exist ever since.
History
Music & Artists
Gallery
Joe Arroyo
Lucho Bermudez
Latin Brothers
Fruko y sus Tesos
La Sonora Dinamita
Luis Eduardo Bermudez Acosta (Lucho Bermudez),
born in January 25, 1912 in El Carmen de Bolivar, was
a Colombian musician, composer, arranger, musical
director and performer of Colombian folkloric rhythms.
Bermudez began studying music at the age of 4 with
his uncle Jose Maria Montes. Growing up in Santa
Marta, he joined the military band where he learned to
play trombone, trumpet, and saxophone, and had an
inclination towards flute and clarinet. Afterwards, he led
the Orchestra A Number 1 and was influenced by the
jazz band style of music. In 1939 he founded his first
orchestra and performed songs such as Marbella,
Cartagenerita, Joselito Carnaval and Borrachera.
In 1944, he travelled to Bogota where he attended the
inauguration of the Metropolitan Night Club in which he
performed at the gala publicly making an entrance into
the world of music. He went on to form an orchestra of
22 musicians and recorded over 60 tracks on the
record label RCA Victor. From there his work began to
disseminate to other countries in Latin America.
History
Music & Artists
Gallery
La Pollera Colora
Lucho Bermudez y su orquesta
La Pollera Colora, by Lucho Bermudez y su orquesta
Amor de mis amores, by La Sonora Dinamita
Joe Arroyo
Lucho Bermudez
Latin Brothers
Fruko y sus Tesos
La Sonora Dinamita
Luis Eduardo Bermudez Acosta (Lucho Bermudez),
born in January 25, 1912 in El Carmen de Bolivar, was
a Colombian musician, composer, arranger, musical
director and performer of Colombian folkloric rhythms.
Bermudez began studying music at the age of 4 with
his uncle Jose Maria Montes. Growing up in Santa
Marta, he joined the military band where he learned to
play trombone, trumpet, and saxophone, and had an
inclination towards flute and clarinet. Afterwards, he led
the Orchestra A Number 1 and was influenced by the
jazz band style of music. In 1939 he founded his first
orchestra and performed songs such as Marbella,
Cartagenerita, Joselito Carnaval and Borrachera.
In 1944, he travelled to Bogota where he attended the
inauguration of the Metropolitan Night Club in which he
performed at the gala publicly making an entrance into
the world of music. He went on to form an orchestra of
22 musicians and recorded over 60 tracks on the
record label RCA Victor. From there his work began to
disseminate to other countries in Latin America.
History
Music & Artists
Gallery
La Pollera Colora
Lucho Bermudez y su orquesta
La Pollera Colora, by Lucho Bermudez y su orquesta
Amor de mis amores, by La Sonora Dinamita