By the Zonagirante.com team @spinning zone
To the bitter ones of yesterday, today, and always
Cumbia was born in Colombia, more precisely on the Atlantic coast, but fortunately, it was able to spread in a thousand ways throughout our continent. It has flourished from original folk forms and has adapted to the times and circumstances in which it has arrived. It doesn't have a single form, but it does retain its purpose from its origin, which is to make everyone who listens dance without prejudice, and to break silly rules of social classes, races and religions. Cumbia, we can boldly say, is our most democratic and egalitarian musical expression.
Another notable quality of cumbia is that He always maintains his sense of humor. She is destined to bring joy with her stories and writing, and when she performs, she always prioritizes the enjoyment of her audience. And when she runs out of her own material, she feels no shame in turning to the work of others and adapting it to her own style. Are some cumbia artists opportunistic? Sure, but so what? With their ingenuity they create remarkable entertainment gems that offend purists, but thrill the rest of the public with their audacity.
Here we bring you twenty brilliant covers Made in Colombia, Argentina, the United States, and Mexico, with famous tunes from other areas and regions. Seventy-five minutes of pure revelry and unexpected versions of classics. A playlist made to be listened to in any corner of the neighborhood, to pay tribute to Gustavo Cerati, New Order, Daft Punk, José Luis Perales, Maluma, Nirvana, Luis Fonsi, and other popular artistic projects, and, incidentally, make the most repressed blush, those who have a little inflexible tyrant in their hearts. Surely if Kurt Cobain would have managed to hear the version that Magic Troop He did "Come as you are," and would continue wandering the planet like a happy old man.