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Exclusive Jonathan Barnbrook print

relatively new yet prolific musical artist who uses a vast range of instrumentation to create his sound

Formed in 1979 in Brooklyn

producer and singer Ben Watt

Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol. 1 (2xlp) Grizzly Bear 14th Floor Records2024 repress. The historical origins of cumbia in Colombia are nebulous and imprecise. The mythology surrounding it suggests an ancient past when Amerindian, African and European musical sounds were mixed together. The main record companies in Colombia such as Discos Fuentes, Discos Tropical, Sonolux, Zeida Codiscos, Silver, Ondina, Discos Atlantic, Vergara, and Curro were created between Barranquilla, Medelln, Cartagena, and Bogot from 1936 to 1954.