Cumbia Structure

Cumbia is one of the most melodic representative expressions of Colombia. It brings together three cultures African, Indigenous and European. The African influence gives the rhythm of the drums while the Indigenous based flute blends in the melody. The European influence provides some variations in the melodies, choreography and costumes of the dancers the origin of cumbia music comes from the days of slavery in the late 17th century and is derived from the African word cumbe which means dance. Another word was derived later in the Antioquia region of Colombia called caracumbe and was coined by African slaves who worked in the mines In Mexico, as in several Latin American countries, Colombian cumbia has received acceptance on a large scale.
This genre came out the mix of cultures living on the Caribbean coast in the colonial era. Every musical genre in Colombia has its own dance, and cumbia is no exception. The dance is based in cumbia’s roots as a courtship ritual, and is performed by male and female pairs of dancers, usually in a group. Women wear long ruffled skirts that were once typical to the coastal region almost always white, with red or other colorful accents which can be lifted and twirled to create a wa The cumbia is the mother of many rhythms as the joint, the bagpipe, the boat, the bullerengue, the chandé, ride, son, pujas and others. Cumbia and fandango, a derivative thereof, are the only dances that still have that lighting, which in primitive open-air dances were nothing but lights that served as the revelations splendor. In the region vallenato, cumbia is played with accordion, box and guacharaca or scraping; Cordoba run with sprig band or band