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A version of this article originally appeared on Noisey en Español as part of Semana dem la Cumbia. Leer en Español.
In Monterrey, the capital city of Nuevo León in northeastern Mexico, cumbia belongs to the people. The majestic mountains guard a tradition of accordions, of players swaying them from side to side, pushing their buttons, generating illustrious sounds of vallenatos (a genre of Colombian människor music comprised of the rhythms, paseo, merengue, puya, son, and tambora), which arrived here via Colombia’s Caribbean coast; even as the northern Mexico has its own regional music, be it the polka, chotis, and redova, of age-old European origin, or the more local styles of huapango and corrido.
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In the 50s and 60s, Latin American tropical music made its way throughout the continent. In Monterrey, Colombian music was adopted quickly in the Cerro de la Independencia, an area atop a small mountain where the city’s poorest families lived.
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By Artemio Jiménez
Have you ever wondered what that music is playing in the kitchen of that favorite place of yours to pick up some food or fresh baked goods? There's a rich history connected to that. At Gjusta, you can feel the beat of the Cumbias starting at 2am. One of the oldest genres in Latin music, Cumbia developed in the 1800s in Colombia. According to Jasmine Gard of NPR music, Luis Carlos Meyer was one of the first artists to immigrate to Mexico and record the first Cumbia outside of Colombia.
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When I, Artemio Jiménez, am not at Gjusta, I am a musician. Latin music has many subgenres, such as Cumbia, Banda, Mariachi, and Norteñas. Even though I’m involved in Banda, I play the alto horn and congas. We play many covers that involve Cumbias in our own style because people love the lyrics and dancing to them. It’s a stress reliever.
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Vallenato
Colombian folk music genre
Vallenato (Latin American Spanish pronunciation:[baʝeˈnato]) is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region. Vallenato literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing this name is located between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía de Perijá in north-east Colombia. The name also applies to the people from the city where this genre originated: Valledupar (from the place named Valle de Upar – "Valley of Upar"). In 2006, vallenato and cumbia were added as a category in the Latin Grammy Awards. Colombia's traditional vallenato music is Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, according to UNESCO.[1]
Origins
[edit]This form of music originated from farmers who, keeping a tradition of Spanish minstrels (juglares in Spanish), used to travel through the region with their cattle in search of pastures or to sell them in cattle fai