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From the Caribbean to Mexico: the history of la cumbia mexicana

Dance along to the infectious rhythm of la cumbia mexicana while you practice your Spanish listening skills!

The Cumbia music genre was born in Colombia from the fusion of Indigenous, African and Spanish cultures.

From there, la cumbia crossed frontiers and adopted new musical styles from different countries. In Mexico, people swiftly embraced this music genre and started infusing it with their own traditional instruments and signature musical influences. The adapted cumbia mexicana is a joyful and catchy genre very popular in Mexico, the United States and even in Japan.

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