Rough Guide to Cumbia

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 2, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: World Music Network
• ASIN: B00004SCES
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,857 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #75 in Music > Latin Music > Tropical > Cumbia
  • #78 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > Colombia

Track Listings

1. Cumbia Gienaguera - Alberto Pacheco

2. La Luna Y El Pescador - Romulo Caicedo

3. Cumbia De Colombia - Henry Castro

4. Colombia Tierra Querida - Lucho Bermudez Y Su Orquesta

5. Maria Candela - Tamara

6. Yo Me Llamo Cumbia - Leonor Gonzalez Mina

7. La Banda Borracha - Alfredo Gutierrez Y Sus Estrellas

8. Fiesta En Corraleja - Chico Cervantes

9. La Pollera Colora - Corraleja 71

10. Guepa Je - Romulo Caicedo

11. Cumbia Sobre El Mar - Edmundo Arias

12. Salsipuedes - Lisandro Meza

13. Cumbia En Azul - Jaime Llano Gonzalez

14. La Negra Celina - Cristobal Perez Y Su Conjunto

15. Cumbiambera - Pepe Molina

16. Navidad Negra - Leonor Gonzalez Mina

17. Atlantico - Los Hispanos

18. La Piragua - Los Black Stars

19. Tolu - Guillermo Gonzalez Y Su Orquesta

20. Cumbia De Sal - Los Falcons

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Cumbia is one of the great Latin rhythms and Colombia's most popular dance music. The Rough Guide To Cumbia highlights the golden age of this infectious dance rhythm, exploring its folkloric roots in the rural communities of Colombia's Caribbean coast, and featuring tracks from the biggest cumbia stars.

Artists include: Alberto Pacheco, Corraleja 71, Lucho Bermúdez, Lisandro Meza, Leonor González Mina, Edmundo Arias, Los Hispanos and Los Black Stars

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cumbia Perfect!, October 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Rough Guide to Cumbia (Audio CD)

The "Rough Guide to Cumbia" CD is more than I hoped for. It is absolutely perfect. It is so good that the painter (from Colombia) who is painting our hallways rang my doorbell to ask about it. He wants a copy too. He danced out the door. These are some the older and great performers with an authenticity that is obvious. My only small complaint is the selection by Lisandro Mesa. I think he has better recordings of this song. The range of artists and forms of cumbia is extensive and, as I said, perfect.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of music frim Cumbia's "Golden Era", August 2, 2000

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"pozole" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rough Guide to Cumbia (Audio CD)

When buying the CD one realizes that this is just not another hastily-compiled Cumbia compilation. The beautiful cover art and lengthy liner notes indicate that there is some direction to the piece. The writer of the liner notes obviously knows a very good deal about cumbia in general and great songs in particular. Just about every song in here is a keeper, I especially enjoyed "La Cumbia en Azul" By Jaime Llano Gonzalez. Anyone used to traditional cumbia arrangements will be blown away by hearing his Hammond B3 ordan work. A Wonderful, democratic collection!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, January 10, 2001

By 

Richard R. Johnson "r-squared" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rough Guide to Cumbia (Audio CD)

This is my second purchase of a "Rough Guide" world music cd, and both have been stellar (the other is the Hawaiian music compilation). This cd is a delightful addition to my music collection. The music is expressive, colorful, and rhythmic, without any cheesy over-production or invasive pop-culture influences. Those of you who enjoyed Buena Vista Social Club will love this! I would highly recommend this compilation to any music fan.