¡CUMBIA!
Today, Colombia celebrates the National Cumbia Day, February 2 Is Day of the Virgin of Candelaria, because historically many towns on the Magdalena River celebrated it with candles and cumbia for being the virgin of the blessed candle. as an initiative to highlight this musical rhythm. I take this opportunity to tell you why this folklore is so important not only in Colombia but in Latin America. I write this text with much love because I believe that the best thing that Colombia has given to humanity is its music, I love bambuco, vallenato, but cumbia transcended borders and today occupies a special throne in Latin America. That is why I will tell you part of its history, very well narrated in the documentary Pasos de Cumbia. https://youtu.be/PrAizZQVfaU Cumbia was born 500 years ago in this northern corner of South America, before the continent had the boundaries and names it has today. It is often said that it was born in El Banco, a town along the Magdalena River.