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BEAT LATINO: The Cumbia is Eternal
From: Catalina Maria Johnson
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The cumbia has been called "the musical backbone of the Americas", and indeed it is! Ever since it emerged from the Guinean dance rhythm of "kumbé"...

Bought by KMXT, WNIN, KSRQ, and WNYE


  • Added: Aug 23, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
Bay Area Beats: Marco Polo Santiago
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Bay Area Beats
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Musician Marco Polo Santiago was raised in L.A., in a big Mexican-American family, with the sound of cumbia always in the background. He grew up to...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2015
  • Length: 09:13
The Needle Drop: 09-14-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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New music from Woods, Ondatropica, and more.

Bought by KMUN, WTIP, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 19, 2012
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 3
Mudd Up! Episode 4
From: WFMU
Series: Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
Caption: DJ Rupture
International exclusives. New bass and beats plus live guests (musicians, DJs, poets) and an ear for the global south. Cumbia. Dubstep. Gangsta syn...

  • Added: May 13, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
Mudd Up! Episode 3
From: WFMU
Series: Mudd Up! with DJ/Rupture
Caption: DJ Rupture
International exclusives. New bass and beats plus live guests (musicians, DJs, poets) and an ear for the global south. Cumbia. Dubstep. Gangsta syn...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 59:00