cumbia
Accordion-driven Latin dance
Cumbia is a style of music and dance that originated in Colombia, blending African, Indigenous, and Spanish influences.
The rhythm is distinctive—a shuffling beat driven by drums and shakers.
Cumbia spread throughout Latin America, spawning regional variations in Mexico, Argentina, and elsewhere.
The DJ played cumbia all night.
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- tempoRate of musical performance
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
pulse · swing · clave · 2/4 · shuffle · polyrhythm · percussion · downbeat
Festive public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- verbenaAromatic flowering herb
- rumbaAfro-Cuban partner dance
Colombian coastal city
maracas
Handheld gourd rattles
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- tempoRate of musical performance
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
cadence · pulse · swing · clave · 2/4 · shuffle · polyrhythm · percussion · downbeat · pattern
fiesta
Festive public celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- verbenaAromatic flowering herb
chicha
Latin American fermented beverage
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
Cartagena
Colombian coastal city
Monterrey
Major northeastern Mexican city
zapateado
Rhythmic stamping dance technique
- cultural artsart, music, dance, theater, opera
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- Latin American culturetango, samba, mariachi, ceviche, empanadas
- Latin Americanatango, samba, mariachi, bossa nova, salsa
cumbiafuneral dirge
Music for mourning ceremonies
requiem · ambient music · gregorian chant · meditation music · lullaby
cumbiaopera
Theatrical art combining song
art music · classical music · symphony · chamber music · chamber orchestra