We are raising the energy level a little bit this morning with cumbia, old-school cumbia. It's a track brought in by our friends at Alt.Latino, NPR Music's show about Latin music. Once a month, show ...

50 years later, the group's resilience and deep connection to its roots keeps it relevant: "The essence is based on that bewitching guitar that gives our music its charm." By Pamela Bustios Sr. Charts ...

Our selections this week feature a crate diggers' delight from Colombia and the sound of modern rap in Mexico. Vintage cumbia, Ecuadorian folk, guitar jamming and Mexican rap This week I get to flex a ...

Some of Raquel Pacheco’s favorite childhood memories are of family trips to Mexico City. The relatives they visited there were deeply religious and, as the cultural anthropologist recalled, not ...

Celso Piña, one of Latin America’s most beloved accordion players and singer-songwriters, died of a heart attack in his hometown of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. His record label, La Tuna Group, ...

If you’ve not heard of cumbia, there’s never been a better time to get in-the-know. One of Colombia’s finest cultural exports, it’s a style of music and dance that is so irresistibly grooved that it ...

Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd of NPR's Alt.Latino spin some cumbia tracks for NPR's Rachel Martin. Alt.Latino: Cumbia Tracks With Surf Guitars And Theramin (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SERENATA GUAJIRA") ...