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African music, possibly Guinean Cumbe
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African and Amerindian slaves in Colombia and Panama
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, Trumpet s, Keyboards , Trombone , Guitar , Accordion , Timbales with Cowbell
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Beginning in the 1950s, across Latin America, originated during the Spanish colonial times in Colombia , with the modern version spreading into other countries after it became very popular in Colombia in the 1920's and 1930's El Salvador , Peru , Argentina and Mexico
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List of Cumbia genres
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Cumbia Villera , Mexican Cumbia , Peruvian Cumbia
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Cumbia Rap
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Colombia - Argentina - Mexico - El Salvador - Bolivia - Peru
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is originally a Colombia n Folk Dance and Dance Music and is Colombia 's representative national dance and music along with Vallenato . Cumbia is very popular, widely known in the Latin Music mainstream throughout South America , Central America and Mexico , with lots of regional variations and tendencies. The traditional instruments of cumbia were mainly Percussion ; different types of Drum s, Clave s and a Güiro , and Woodwind s; Flute s.
Modern cumbia includes instrumental mixing; Guitar s, Accordion s, Bass Guitar , modern Flute s and modern deep-toned drums and other Percussion s. The basic Rhythm structure is 4/4. Cumbia is the net intersection of two cultures that settled in the region of what is now northern Colombia at different times; the Amerindian s and Africa n Slave s. Cumbia began as a courtship dance practiced among the slave population that was later mixed with the Europe an instruments and influence.
Cumbia is a variant of the African Guinea n ''cumbe'' music. Cumbia started in the northern region of Colombia, mainly in or around Cartagena during the period of Spanish Colonization . Spain used its ports to import African slaves, who tried to preserve their musical traditions and also turned the drums and dances into a courtship ritual. Cumbia was mainly interpreted with just drums and claves.
The slaves were later influenced by the sounds of Amerindian instruments from the Koguis and Kuna tribes settled between the Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta and the Montes De María ; like the Millo Flute s, gaita flutes and güiros. Africans and Amerindians working together as slaves created a mixture from which the ''gaitero'' (cumbia interpreter) appeared, with a defined identity by the 1800s. (These ''gaiteros'' are not to be associated with the Venezuela n Zulia n ''gaiteros''.) The European guitars and accordions were added later, through Spanish influence.
The danced courtship ritual was rhythmically performed with music played by groups of men and women couples; women playfully waving with their long skirts and holding a candle, while the men danced behind the women, with one hand on his back and the other one holding his hat, putting it on and off and waving it. Men also carried a red type of Handkerchief which they either wrapped around their necks, waved in circles in the air or handheld together with women. Until mid-20th century, cumbia was considered a vulgar dance, practiced only by the lower classes.
Traditional instruments used in cumbia:
- Drums: Cumbia drums were of African origin and were brought along with slaves to the Americas by the Spanish conquerors. Africans used wood, ropes made out of Sisal (''Agave sisalana''), and animal dry skins to make their drums. They either played the drum by hitting it with their hands or with sticks. Sometimes they wrapped the tip of the sticks with dry skin to prevent wearing off the drum. Cumbia interpreters produce variations of the sound emitted by the drum by hitting it on almost every area of the wooden base and dry skin.
- Clave s: claves are a couple of hard thick sticks, usually used to set the beat through out the song.
- Today traditional cumbia is preserved and considered representative of the Colombian identity, but especially in the Northern Caribbean coast. It is also associated to Barranquilla's Carnival and the Vallenato Legend Festival . Modern forms of Cumbia are only preferred by the lower classes, but widely accepted when fusioned with other genres such as Vallenato or Rock , as does Carlos Vives , for example.
- Cumbia is also a national dance in El Salvador and it's most appreciated in cities such as Usulutan, Santa Ana, San Miguel, and San Salvador. It is also appreciated by upper classes and lower classes and it's danced in night clubs & get together such as carnivals & special occasions. El salvador cumbia is more distinct to the Colombian cumbia and it's called cumbia chanchona which is very will known in San Salvador and Washington DC.
- ''', for example, this social divide is exemplified by the '' Cumbia Villera '' phenomenon, that intends to represent and resonate with the poor and marginalized dwellers of '' Villas Miseria '' ( Shanty Town s and Slum s), with lyrics glorifying theft and drug abuse, much like Northern America n Hip Hop . However, it must be noted that a lighter form of cumbia enjoyed widespread popularity in Argentina during the 1990s (see Argentine Cumbia ).
- Popular with the lower social classes, it is often made fun of by the middle and upper classes. Nevertheless, it is widely danced at parties and gatherings.
- As in Chile it is popular with the lower classes.
- Chicha is a subgenre of the Cumbia which is more popular with the lower social class. Cumbia was also appreciated more by the lower class, but for the past 10 years or so, it has become very popular among the country, with groups such as; Agua Marina, Armonia 10, Agua Bella, etc.'''
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