Cumbia

Cumbia refers to some musical rhythm and folk dance traditions of Latin America. It is a fast dance rhythm in 2/4 time. Particularly:

• Colombian cumbia: a musical rhythm and traditional folk dance from Colombia. Influenced by African and Spanish rhythms.
• Panamanian cumbia, a Panamanian folk dance and musical genre.

The Columbian cumbia has been influential, and there are variations in other Latin-American countries. However, the music literature makes clear that Cuban music,^[1] tango,^[2] and jazz,^[3] have been even more influential.