Mexican cumbia is the form of dance and music found in Mexico, derived from the form of music originated in Colombia, South America, called Cumbia during the Spanish colonial times. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Cumbia is originally a Colombian folk dance and dance music and is Colombias representative national dance and music along with vallenato. ... The Spanish colonization of the Americas began with the arrival in the Western Hemisphere of Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón) in 1492. ...

It consists of several different rhythms in its own. It includes the Cumbia Norteña (Northern Cumbia), consisting of drums, congas, accordion, bajo sexto, and bass guitar. Examples of Cumbia Norteña are bands like Los Tigirillos and Grupo Control. Mexican singer Rigo Tovar further popularized this music by adding elements of rock and roll and introducing electric guitars and synthesizers in the 1970s and 1980s. [1] A pair of congas The conga is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum of African origin, probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums. ... This article is about the instrument as a whole. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... Rigoberto Tovar García (March 29, 1946 – March 27, 2005) was a Mexican singer best known as Rigo Tovar, famous for his cumbia songs. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... An electric guitar is a type of guitar with a solid or semi-solid body that utilizes electromagnetic pickup (music)s to convert the vibration of the steel-cored strings into electrical current. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Cumbia Sonidera

Another style of cumbia popular around central Mexico and USA is the Cumbia Sonidera, which stems from the word "sonido" (sound) or the word to describe DJs that spin popular club music and cumbia at parties or bailes. Sonidero music has gained immense popularity in large part because of the mobility of the sonidos and the willingness of DJs to give out dedications to peoples barrios(neighborhoods) or Bandas. DJs also manipulate the cumbias by slowing or speeding them up, creating what are called "mega cumbia mixes", and adding their own intros and outros to their presentations. The DJs will also include sets of Mexican heavy metal, salsa, and other popular music. The most noticed "sonidos" would be Sonido Condor, Sonido Fantasma C.J., Sonido La Conga Pedro Perea Mix, In New York Sonido Potencia Latina, Sonido Magia, Sonido Libertad, Sonido Arcoiris, Sonido Casanova de Ricardo y Marcos, and Sonido Kumbala. In Chicago Sonido Caney, Sonido Senorial, Sonido Arcania, Sonido Nueva Generacion, in Los Angeles Sonido Fantasma T&D. The cumbia sonidera also consists of similar instrumental elements (guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, congas, and guiro.) This music also has elements of son, guaracha, rumba, and salsa. The sounds of Colombian groups like La Internacional Sonora Show, Grupo Cañaveral, Sonora Dinamita, and Aniceto Molina can be heard in Mexican acts like Fito Olivares y La Pura Sabrosura, Los Chicos Del Barrio, and Los Angeles Azules. Cumbia sonidera and cumbia villera share similar influences, particularly in the use of keyboards and synthesizers. Songs such as "El Paso del Gigante" by Grupo Soñador, "Gritaria" by Los Telez, "Brother Loui" by Cumbia Sonicos, "Promesas de Amor" by Los Chavos JG, "Me Desespero Por Ti" by Grupo Pesadilla, "La Cumbia De Las Corcholatas" by Los Deakino, and "Cumbia Chinantla" by Los Daddys DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Spanish Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos. ... Categories: Music stubs | Latin percussion | Idiophones ... Son is a style of Cuban music which became popular in the second half of the 19th century in the eastern province of Oriente. ... Cuban Guaracha Traditionally an early form of peasant street music with satirical lyric content somewhat in the Son rhythm style. ... In Cuba, Rumba is a generic term covering a variety of musical rhythms and associated dances. ... La Sonora Dinamita at the Festival de la Raza, May 6, 2007, outside of La Casa de la Raza, Santa Barbara, California La Sonora Dinamita is a Colombian cumbia group. ...

Cumbia Pegassera

Yet another very popular and distinctive style in cumbia is what is denoted or tagged as "estilo Pegasso", Spanish for "Pegasso-style". Other phrases used to describe this style is "onda pegassera", "sonido pegasso", and "musica pegassera". This style of cumbia has roots with the great Rigo Tovar when he introduced acoustical instruments into his band enssemble. Although this cumbia style had its glory years in the 80's decade and early 90's throughout Mexico and the US, it is still popular in the northern Mexican states of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas. These states' bordering cities with Texas and throughout Texas such as Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth still have a large fan-base of this style. Outside of Texas, there is still an enumerable audience of this cumbia style that are spread in other US States.

The band that is credited with this style is Grupo Pegasso, bearing the name that connoted the phrase "onda Pegassera" and the such. Due to the band's popularity in the early 80's, it's style was instilled onto other bands which followed with a very similar, yet distinctive "style". Bands which were popular such as Zaaz, Cupido, Corcel Negro are considered to fall under the "pegasso-syle" umbrella.