cumbia

American  

[koom-bee-uh, koom-byah] / ˈkʊm bi ə, ˈkum byɑ /

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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Etymology

Origin of cumbia

First recorded in 1860–65; from Latin American Spanish; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

They were nominated twice in the regional Mexican song category for their cumbia norteña tracks “Me Jalo,” a collaboration with the clamorous Mexican American band Fuerza Regida, and “Hecha Pa’ Mí,” but would lose out to Los Tigres del Norte’s “La Lotería.”

From Los Angeles Times

Backed by the accordion — a staple of borderland music for more than a century — the modern lovelorn cumbia about stalking an ex on Instagram and using the last remaining bit of phone battery to apologize broke containment, propelling Grupo Frontera into the mainstream.

From Los Angeles Times

To the tune of cumbia villera, an Argentine subgenre first popularized among working-class communities, this biting satire observes clueless gringos in Latin America as they fail to grasp the nuances of a world outside their limited bubble.

From Los Angeles Times

Cazzu, “Latinaje” Reeling from a romantic disappointment of mythological proportions and the lackluster reception of her previous album, Argentine trap queen Cazzu fired back with a maximalist travelogue that draws from salsa and cumbia, Argentine folk and electro-pop.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a fusion of the English vibe in there with the cumbia.

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