Mexican cumbia
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Mexican cumbia is the form of dance and music found in Mexico, derived from the form of music originated in Colombia, South America, called Cumbia during the Spanish colonial times.
It consists of several different rhythms in its own. It includes the Cumbia Norteña (Northern Cumbia), consisting of drums, congas, accordion, bajo sexto, and bass guitar. Examples of Cumbia Norteña are bands like Los Tigirillos and Grupo Control. Mexican singer Rigo Tovar further popularized this music by adding elements of rock and roll and introducing electric guitars and synthesizers in the 1970s and 1980s. [1]
[edit] Cumbia sonidera
Another style of cumbia popular around central Mexico is the Cumbia Sonidera, which stems from the word "sonido" (sound) or the word to describe DJs that spin popular club music and cumbia at parties or bailes. Sonidero music has gained immense popularity in large part because of the mobility of the sonidos and the willingness of DJs to give out dedications to peoples barrios(neighborhoods) or Bandas. DJs also manipulate the cumbias by slowing or speeding them up, creating what are called "mega cumbia mixes", and adding their own intros and outros to their presentations. The DJs will also include sets of Mexican heavy metal, salsa, and other popular music. The cumbia sonidera also consists of similar instrumental elements (guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, congas, and guiro.) This music also has elements of son, guaracha, rumba, and salsa. The sounds of Colombian groups like Grupo Cañaveral, Sonora Dinamita, and Aniceto Molina can be heard in Mexican acts like Fito Olivares y La Pura Sabrosura, Los Chicos Del Barrio, and Los Angeles Azules. Cumbia sonidera and cumbia villera share similar influences, particularly in the use of keyboards and synthesizers. Songs such as "El Paso del Gigante" by Grupo Soñador, "Gritaria" by Los Telez, "Brother Loui" by Cumbia Sonicos, and "Me Desespero Por Ti" by Grupo Pesadilla.
[edit] Cumbia Pegassera
- Corazon Entero by Pegasso is an example of cumbia Pegassera. [2]
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Yet another very popular and distinctive style in cumbia is what is denoted or tagged as "estilo Pegasso", spanish for "Pegasso-style". Other phrases used to describe this style is "onda pegassera", "sonido pegasso", and "musica pegassera". This style of cumbia has roots with the great Rigo Tovar when he introduced acoustical instruments into his band enssemble. Although this cumbia style had its glory years in the 80's decade and early 90's throughout Mexico and the US, it is still popular in the northern Mexican states of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas. These states' bordering cities with Texas and throughout Texas such as Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth still have a large fan-base of this style. Outside of Texas, there is still an enumerable audience of this cumbia style that are spread in other US States.
The band that is credited with this style is Grupo Pegasso, bearing the name that connoted the phrase "onda Pegassera" and the such. Due to the band's popularity in the early 80's, it's style was instilled onto other bands which followed with a very similar, yet distinctive "style". Bands which were popular such as Zaaz, Cupido, Corcel Negro are considered to fall under the "pegasso-syle" umbrella.