The Hollywood hills are alive, once again, with the dance rhythms of cumbia. Noche de Cumbia is back and bigger than ever, with shows at both the Hollywood Bowl and the Ford. The two-night concert ...

This is part of a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report across six countries covering the people, places and cultures that keep this music genre alive. Luciano Rombolá, host of ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. “The people were dancing crazy. I ...

As thousands of concertgoers pour into Southern California’s desert this weekend for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the all-star lineup will include Ocho Ojos, a homegrown band from the ...

Get those hips ready to shake and sway because a weeklong celebration of cumbia music is coming to Los Angeles in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. “Cumbia is one of the most listened to forms of ...

Edmundo Gómez Moreno spent 11 months as a project manager and systems engineer helping NASA build nano-satellites in Mexico. But in 2015, he could not find a job in the U.S. “I had letters of support ...

People often say cumbia is one of the best vehicles for communicating the Hispanic culture and identity. While its history can be traced back to African and Germanic influences, Colombia is where this ...

Before "Noche de Cumbia" was even a concept, Mario Rodríguez and his wife, Elizabeth, hosted a series of shows featuring Houston musician Gio Chamba, a mixture of electro-psychedelic rock and cumbia — ...

Whether you're in a convenience store in Ushuaia, the southernmost tip of Argentina, Mexico City or East L.A., you're likely to hear cumbia blaring from a stereo. In Latin America, no musical style ...