Inside the shadowy walls of Charlie's Star Lounge, a dance party is transforming local nightlife with a fusion of new-wave ...

Once the soundtrack of the working class, cumbia's simple, yet contagious, rhythm absorbed local styles, morphed, and reinvented itself. It has traveled underground through the veins of Latin America ...

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On July 28, North Miami was treated to a debut performance by Cumbiamba, an ambitious nine-piece local Cumbia band. The group performed at Four’s Fiestas Patrias event, celebrating Peru’s Independence ...