cumbia
Americannoun
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a type of Latin American dance music of Colombian origin, similar to salsa and using guitars, accordions, bass guitar, and percussion.
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a dance performed to this music.
Etymology
Origin of cumbia
First recorded in 1860–65; from Latin American Spanish; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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In Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” and Karol G’s “Tropicoqueta,” classic genres like salsa, plena and cumbia took center stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
But back at the camp in Los Azules, where cumbia music carries on the wind, Andres Carrizo is looking forward to a boom time.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Now the Texas-based artist is taking her musical stylings in a new direction, drawing from her Monterrey roots with the release of her latest “Cuando Una Mujer,” a cumbia norteña about fierce female empowerment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Brother modernized the band and the guys modernized a form of cumbia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
Pleased at my reflection, I dance in front of the mirror and sing along with the cumbia music blasting on the stereo.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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