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About Cumbia (Colombia)
Cumbia (Colombia) is a music genre that emerged in Colombia and Panama. It is usually classed as a form of tropical music and indigenous American dance.
Among the best-known names in the style are Julieta Venegas, Gilda, Carlos Vives, Ninel Conde and Américo.
Cumbia (Colombia) has given rise to 8 subgenres on this site, such as Peruvian cumbia, Argentine cumbia, New Chilean cumbia and Cumbia rap.
From Wikipedia
Cumbia is a folkloric genre and dance from Colombia.
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. The couple performing cumbia dances in a circle around a group of musicians, and it involves the woman holding lit candle(s) in her right hand that she uses to push the man away while she holds her skirt in her left. During the dance, the partners do not touch each other, and the man dances while holding a sombrero vueltiao that he tries to put on the woman's head as a representation of amorous conquest. This dance is originally
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Cumbia (Colombia).
Key artists
- Julieta Venegas
- Gilda
- Carlos Vives
- Ninel Conde
- Américo
Related genres
Frequently asked questions
What is Cumbia (Colombia)?
Cumbia (Colombia) is a music genre that emerged in Colombia and Panama. It is usually classed as a form of tropical music and indigenous American dance.
Where and when did Cumbia (Colombia) originate?
Cumbia (Colombia) originated in Colombia and Panama.
Who are famous Cumbia (Colombia) artists?
Julieta Venegas, Gilda, Carlos Vives, Ninel Conde and Américo.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q723418 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Cumbia (Colombia) – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- No Frills Cumbia (ISRC USUAN1100275) by Kevin MacLeod – CC BY 3.0