Category Archives: Cumbia

SONG OF THE DAY Los Kintos – Idioma Criollo

Posted on July 21, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

I press play, this song starts and I swear everything turns technicolour and the stress just fades away!! Replaced by rainbows and sunbeams, Los Kintos are bringers of joy!! I welcome these moments! Forming sometime in the late 1960’s, Los … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Los Alegres Diablos – La Motilona

Posted on July 6, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

..maybe I shouldn’t be listening to this before bed, the percussion is s0 wired, but it’s lovely!! I’ll risk a sleepless night for the delights of this rhythmic madness any day!! Perhaps way to much for me to go into … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Chencho Trompeta y Los Brujos del Folklore (feat. Gertrudis Bonilla) – La Logia 

Posted on February 19, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

It’s not often you get to sit down and enjoy a song that lasts for over ten minutes, but today’s lengthy feast is a whopping 13 minutes of Colombian bliss! I’d love to share more about the band behind this … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Los Destellos – Elsa

Posted on November 13, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Celebrating a career that spanned over thirty years, Los Destellos were a Peruvian band that got together in 1968. Their sound, nestled in the dreamy peaks of psychedelic cumbia and calypso, fed a wealth of albums over the years, filling … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Los Golden Boys – Cumbia Y Beso

Posted on October 28, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Founded in 1961 by brothers Guillermo and Pedro Jairo Garcés, Los Golden Boys were a Columbian Cumbia band that survived and enjoyed a lengthy music career that spanned over four decades! Their music, nestled in an upbeat tropical sound, was … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Juaneco y su Combo – La Cumbia del Pacurro

Posted on August 13, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s joyous offering fills my heart with sunshine and I love it very much. It’s happy vibe, accentuated by radiant vocals and whistles, is particularly prominent given that it was written in the wake of tragedy and its authentic sound … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Minyo Crusaders – Yasugi Bushi (Bolero)

Posted on August 7, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

….With songs encouraging dancing and drinking, the Crusaders are on a mission to bring “highbrow” min’yō back to it’s “lowlife” roots -whilst also bringing traditional Japanese music onto the global music stage… Adorn your Saturday with this indulgently soothing sonic … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Africa Show – Massanga Mama

Posted on August 6, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

If you are anything like me and find slowing down and stopping a rather alien prospect, then today’s serenade may just aid your plight… Slow your mind and the rest will follow! Originally released on an Angolan label called N’Gola … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Meridian Brothers – Guaracha U​.​F​.​O (Version Rebajada)

Posted on July 27, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Led by Elbis Alvarez, the Meridian Brothers are a Colombian cumbia / Latin fusion / experimental group who started out in 1998.  Composing and recording all of the records for the band, Alvarez also brings together the band for live … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Manzanita y Su Conjunto – Shambar

Posted on June 5, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Hernández, better known as Manzanita, was a Peruvian guitarist and composer who first surfaced during the psychedelic Cumbia craze in the late 1960’s. In 1967 he founded Los Pachas before he went on to lead his own group, Manzanita y … Continue reading →

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