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Cumbia is commonly known for having many subgenres from different countries which contributes to the different dance styles known. Cumbia can be referred to as a folk dance while also being known globally as a street dance. To better understand what the dances of cumbia resemble it's better to know the basics of the dance.
Cumbia (Spanish pronunciation:) is a folkloric genre and dance from Colombia. [1] [2] [3]The cumbia is the most representative dance of the coastal region in Colombia, and is danced in pairs with the couple not touching one another as they display the amorous conquest of a woman by a man. [4]
Salvadoran music may be compared with the Colombian style of music known as cumbia. Popular styles in modern El Salvador (in addition to cumbia) are salsa, Bachata and Reggaeton. "Political chaos tore the country apart in the early 20th century, and music was often suppressed, especially those with strong native influences.
Monument to the dance and music of cumbia in El Banco. Cumbia began as a courtship dance practiced among the African population on the Caribbean coasts of Colombia. It is a mixture of Spanish, Native Colombian and African music. The style of dance is designed to recall the shackles worn around the ankles of the slaves.
Cumbia is a musical genre and folk dance from Panama. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The cultural importance of cumbia has been recognized by UNESCO in its inclusion of it on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2018.
RKT—also known as Cachengue, cumbiatón, onda turra or cumbia turra—is a form of Argentine cumbia that is heavily influenced by cumbia villera and reggaeton. The genre emerged in San Martín, Buenos Aires during the 2000s and became popular in Argentina during the 2010s with artists such Los Wachiturros and Nene Malo.
The Hollywood Bowl and the Ford welcome an evening of music and dance as part of Noche de Cumbia's two-night concert series featuring some of the genre's most exciting acts.
In the early 1970s, several Colombian cumbia bands and soloists (such as Lisandro Meza, La Sonora Dinamita, etc.), and Mexican cumbia groups (although the Mexican influence would not become very noticeable until the second half of the 1980s), more specifically in the line of grupera music (such as El Tiempo, Bronco (band) or Los Bukis, etc.) began to spread their music in countries such as ...