Cumbia Is Cool/ Download Time

About a year and a half ago Russ who was (and is) living in South America, predicted that Cumbia was going to become hip. Good ears Russ. In a way, the wheels were already in motion, but I don't think Russ knew that. Like Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace drafting similar theories of natural selection at the same time separate from one another? Yeah. Lo and behold, glossy magazine as gospel, Fader is spreading the word of Cumbia.



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In the spirit of Proselytism, download a classic:

Gabriel Romero y Su Orquesta - La Piragua

Peru

These videos come from Peru.

Download Time: Cumbia De Los Aburridos

Calle 13




Puerto Rican Reggaeton duo, sometimes trio, Calle 13 bringing a Cumbia number. CUUUUUUMBIAAAA...


Download: Cumbia De Los Aburridos.mp3

Los Pibes Chorros

Nasty Argentine Cumbia from Buenos Aires. Blatant unsophistication, potty language and pissing off religious leaders is surely something we can all appreciate.

DAMA$ GRATI$

Along with Los Pibes Chorros, la cumbia villera rules the ghetto of Buenos Aires.

Lyrics are hilarious. Periqueros todos.