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cumbia

[ koom-bee-uh; Spanish koom-byah ]

noun

  1. a type of Latin American dance music of Colombian origin, similar to salsa and using guitars, accordions, bass guitar, and percussion.
  2. a dance performed to this music.


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Origin of cumbia1

First recorded in 1860–65; from Latin American Spanish; origin uncertain
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The Gen Z cumbia star has drawn comparisons to the “Tejano Madonna” since bursting onto the scene in 2021.

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Earlier this month, while performing at South By Southwest in Austin, Victoria told the audience she couldn’t leave Texas without “singing a little Selena,” and launched into a crowd-pleasing medley of “Como la Flor,” “Amor Prohibido” and “Baila Esta Cumbia.”

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She wasn’t alone; the same day, San Antonio-based cumbia singer Vanita Leo, 22, wowed the crowd at Austin’s Volstead Lounge with an impassioned performance of “Si Una Vez.”

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Between original songs like “Corazon” and “Crema,” he also excited the crowd by playing familiar favorites like Fito Olivares’ “Cumbia de La Cobra” and Malo’s “Suavecito.”

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The group’s eclectic version of cumbia punk prompted a mosh pit.

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