An evening of Cumbia from across the continent. Curated by music journalist Betto Arcos, “Cumbia Somos” will showcase the rich and diverse sounds of cumbia from its origins in the region known as Montes de María, Colombia, to the urban centers of every Latin American city, including Los Angeles. Bring your dancing shoes, this is an evening that celebrates the most popular dance style in the continent.

The evening will unfold in four different parts: Presentation and talk about the book “Cumbia Somos”, with music journalists Jaime Andrés Monsalve from Colombia, Enrique Blanc from Mexico and host-curator Betto Arcos; Jaime Andrés Monsalve will comment on the origins of cumbia and introduce the first group, Eduardo Palo Cuero; Betto Arcos will comment on the spread of Cumbia across the continent and introduce cumbia band El Conjunto Nueva Ola ECNO, and finally, Enrique Blanc comments on the significance of the Sonidero culture and introduces Sonidero Luis “La Rumba” Noriega and DJ Wildeflower.

Schedule
6pm – Doors Open
6:30pm – 7:15pm – Cumbia Somos Book Presentation
7:15pm – 8pm – Eduardo Palo Cuero
8pm – 9pm – El Conjunto Nueva Ola: ECNO
9pm – 9:45pm – Sonidero Luis “La Rumba”
9:45pm – 10pm – Mano a Mano: Sonidero Luis “La Rumba” x Wyldeflower B2B
10pm – 11:00pm – KCRW DJ Wyldeflower
11pm – Event ends

KCRW Summer Nights: Cumbia Somos/We are Cumbia is sponsored in part by