{"id":14534,"date":"2015-01-25T03:29:36","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T03:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/dynamicafrica-a-brief-history-of-cumbia-and-its\/"},"modified":"2018-12-05T18:17:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T01:17:17","slug":"dynamicafrica-a-brief-history-of-cumbia-and-its","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/dynamicafrica-a-brief-history-of-cumbia-and-its\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14534 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/dynamicafrica-a-brief-history-of-cumbia-and-its\/attachment\/14535\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr_n81a95nJgE1rqkjy0o1_1280-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/dynamicafrica.tumblr.com\/post\/102020575243\/a-brief-history-of-cumbia-and-its-african-roots\">dynamicafrica<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>A Brief History of Cumbia and its African Roots.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like many dance and music styles that have emerged and have been popularized throughout Latin America, and in Latin American diaspora communities, Cumbia has its backbone and roots in the culture, traditions and practices of the enslaved Africans brought to this region of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are many forms of cumbia ranging from cumbia Peruana and cumbia Argentina, to cumbia Chilena and cumbia Mexicana (named after the respective countries they emerged from), the heart and origins of traditional cumbian music and culture lie mostly in Colombia\u2019s Afro-Colombian community.<\/p>\n<p>Birthed from a cultural style of music known as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalconversation.org\/2012\/02\/12\/story-inside-rhythm-cumbia\"><em>Folclor Colombiano<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(Colombian folklore music played by Afro-Colombian musicians),\u00a0Cumbia has developed to become an amalgamation of musical and cultural blends that reflect the mixed cultural heritage of Colombia. The very word \u2018cumbia\u2019 is said to have come from the word <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grupofantasia.com\/cumbia.html\">&ldquo;cumb\u00e9&rdquo; which was (and continues to be) a dance form Guinea<\/a>. In 17th century Colombia, enslaved Africans (mostly from West Africa) would carry out a type of courtship dance that, altered by various influences throughout the years, began being referred to as \u2018cumbia\u2019 in the 1800s.<\/p>\n<p>Where it began using mostly West African percussion and vocal styles, Amerindian and Spanish instruments, clothing and other cultural traits began to become infused with the original African cumbian styles to give birth to a reinvented style and sound that has become the backbone for various other Latin American music styles.\u00a0Many musicians, dancers, and historians here say that cumbia\u2019s percussion represents the African influence, its melodies and use of the gaita\u00a0or ca\u00f1a de millo\u00a0(cane flute) represents the Native Colombian influence, and the dress\u00a0represents the Spanish influence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(continue reading at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalconversation.org\/2012\/02\/12\/story-inside-rhythm-cumbia\">Global Conversation<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/discovercolombia.com\/cumbia-the-rhythm-of-colombia\/\">Discover Colombia<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grupofantasia.com\/cumbia.html\">Grupo Fantasia<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DynamicAfrica\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dynamicafrican\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/dynamicafrica\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/dynamicafrica\">Pinterest<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sweetblackcherry\">Soundcloud<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/DynamicAfrica\/\">Mixcloud<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>dynamicafrica: A Brief History of Cumbia and its African Roots. Like many dance and music styles that have emerged and have been popularized throughout Latin America, and in Latin American diaspora communities, Cumbia has its backbone and roots in the culture, traditions and practices of the enslaved Africans brought to this region of the world. 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