Whether you're from Ushuaia or East Los Angeles, you've likely heard cumbia blaring from a stereo. From our play friends at NPR's Alt.Latino,... Cumbia: The musical backbone of Latin America Cumbia: ...

Cumbia is often something you hear before you know its name. It arrives early, at family parties, backyard gatherings, long afternoons that stretch into the night, folded into the background of daily ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mexican Consulate in Fresno will spotlight the culture, history, flavor and rhythms of cumbia music Thursday evening at Arte ...

Chuck Prophet remembers the day he started listening to cumbia, the Latin American musical style that forms the backbone of his new album Wake the Dead. It was probably 10 years ago, and Prophet was ...

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 ...

Growing up, Julián Cedillo listened to a lot of Latin music. With a mother from Argentina and a father from Mexico, Spanish rock ballads and Tejano tracks were a staple in his Fort Worth home. Now, ...

From Bad Bunny to Shakira, Latin music was the fifth-largest major genre in the country last year. Latin artists, such as Peso Pluma, Kali Uchi, Xavi, Fuerza Regida, Junior H and more, are topping the ...

Whether you're from Ushuaia or East Los Angeles, you've likely heard cumbia blaring from a stereo. This week, Alt.Latino revisits a classic episode from 2015 and takes a closer look at the musical ...

Whether you're from Ushuaia or East Los Angeles, you've likely heard cumbia blaring from a stereo. This week, Alt.Latino revisits a classic... Encore: Cumbia, the musical backbone of Latin America ...

In 2015, local producer and DJ Erick Jaimez launched Sonidero Saturdays at Deep Ellum's Café Salsera. It quickly became a hit. Jaimez, who is known in Dallas for his crunk cumbia, or cumbia mixed with ...