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Cumbia

Puerto Candelaria

If you set magical realism to music, it might sound like this

Music

If Gabriel Garcia Marquez had a soundtrack to his stories, the music would come from the Colombian band Puerto Candelaria.

Monsieur Periné at the House of Blues Boston.

Cumbia + swing = Grammy

Music
The band El Conjunto Nueva Ola performs in Mexican wrestler masks. In fact, they wore their masks the whole time Betto Arcos talked to them for this story. He never saw their faces.

This Cumbia band plays covers of the Sex Pistols — in Mexican wrestler masks

Arts, Culture & Media

Rigo Tovar: an Appreciation of a Mexican Pop Star

Arts, Culture & Media

Joy essential ingredient in party music from rural El Salvador

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Raul y Mexia: The Sound of Latino America

Conflict & Justice

Mexican-American rapper Mexia Hernández says he wants to be the voice of first-generation Latinos born in the United States.

Why the Pope Might Like New Music from Boogat

Arts, Culture & Media

If Pope Francis is aiming to reach out to younger members of the flock, we strongly recommend he also check out some of the newer music coming out of his home city.

The World

Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto Play to a Traditional Cumbia Beat

Arts, Culture & Media

Reporter Betto Arcos tells us about the “gaita”, an indigenous wooden flute played along Colombia’s Caribbean coast, and the popular band called Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto.

Ondatropica Bring New Approaches to Colombian Music

Arts, Culture & Media

We’re in Colombia for our Geo Quiz on Tuesday, and we are looking for the name of the country’s second city.

Music Heard on Air for April 18, 2012

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for April 18, 2012. Artists featured are: Nogabe Randriaharimalala, Gordon Sanchez, Vieux Farka Toure, Loteria De La Cumbia Lounge.