Antonio Romero had waited all night in a packed arena here for the band to play his favorite song, a brassy, sultry cumbia he had danced to as a teenager in Mexico City. It had been 22 years since he ...

Sylvia Paola Ortiz, 28, lead singer for cumbia group Sabor Puro, performs inside La Pesca Market on Jefferson Boulevard in Dallas, on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Ben Torres / Special Contributor In 2015, ...

Lead singer Sylvia Paola Ortiz, 28, and musical director Christian Ortiz, 29, right, of the cumbia group Sabor Puro, perform inside La Pesca Market on Jefferson Boulevard in Dallas, on Sunday, Jan. 15 ...

On July 28, North Miami was treated to a debut performance by Cumbiamba, an ambitious nine-piece local Cumbia band. The group performed at Four’s Fiestas Patrias event, celebrating Peru’s Independence ...

Their music has been around for almost five decades and is well-known in Mexico and beyond the country's borders. With some of their most popular hits like "Cómo Te Voy A Olvidar" and "Nunca Es ...

What if we told you the best underground party in Dallas-Fort Worth currently is not only outdoors, but it’s family-friendly? This bass-rattling, dance-circle-inducing rocking block party under the ...

Get those hips ready to shake and sway because a weeklong celebration of cumbia music is coming to Los Angeles in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. “Cumbia is one of the most listened to forms of ...

Legendary guitarist José Luis Carballo in Huntington Park. (Raul Roa/Los Angeles Times) This Sunday, José Luis Carballo will be the central figure of the “Tribute to Peruvian cumbia” segment included ...

Cumbia has travelled across time and space popping up time and time again with apparent ease amongst receptive audiences of dancers across the Latin world. This article is an exploration of what ...

People often say cumbia is one of the best vehicles for communicating the Hispanic culture and identity. While its history can be traced back to African and Germanic influences, Colombia is where this ...

A new wave of cumbia both breaks and pays homage to Latin American traditions that can make anyone move. In 2015, local producer and DJ Erick Jaimez launched Sonidero Saturdays at Deep Ellum’s Café ...

This Sunday, José Luis Carballo will be the central figure of the “Tribute to Peruvian cumbia” segment included in the Peruvian Fest Chim Pum Callao LA 2022, at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown ...