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cumbia
[ koom-bee-uh; Spanish koom-byah ]
noun
- a type of Latin American dance music of Colombian origin, similar to salsa and using guitars, accordions, bass guitar, and percussion.
- a dance performed to this music.
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cumbia1
Example Sentences
The Gen Z cumbia star has drawn comparisons to the “Tejano Madonna” since bursting onto the scene in 2021.
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.”
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.”
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.”
The group’s eclectic version of cumbia punk prompted a mosh pit.
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