First and foremost, you need to know that these are not just simple dance classes or some ordinary dancing events, this is a worldwide project. The purpose, is to spread this amazing rhythm and ...

Bomba Estereo's lead vocalist, Liliana Saumet, grew up on Colombia's Atlantic Coast. It's where cumbia was born. "I can feel when I sing the cumbia, because it's my origin, my family, my everything," ...

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SEATTLE — Several forms of dance across Latin America, Central America, and South America have gained global popularity and evolution in style. One dance instructor has been sharing her love of cumbia ...

Thus, by accident, the cumbia rebajada was born alongside its slow dances, like the gavilán, or hawk, in which people dance hunched down low with their arms spread wide. This new style and the ...

Cumbia, the traditional Latin American dance and folk music genre, has been declared part of the national cultural heritage of Colombia. The status was declared by the country’s Minister of Culture, ...

SAN MATEO -- This year's Carnaval San Francisco parade will feature a special group of survivors from the Bay Area, finding healing and inspiration through movement and music. At a recent rehearsal, ...