- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 10, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: "Viene de Mi," twangy Argentine cumbia from La Yegros
Argentine singer La Yegros brings a more traditional cumbia sound to ZKK Records.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 31, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Bomba Estereo, "El Alma y el Cuerpo"
New music from Colombian electro-cumbia merchants Bomba Estereo
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 28, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Ondatropica, "Tiene Sabor, Tiene Sazón"
Music from Ondatropica, a Colombian analog to Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 15, 2009
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Colombia's Bomba Estereo electrify cumbia
The cumbia gets a stunning facelift from Colombia's Bomba Estereo, who make their Chicago debut tonight at Rumba.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 9, 2009
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Tijuana techno
Mexico's Nortec Collective, who play the Congress Theater on Saturday, have kept their mix of Norteno and electronic beats surprisingly fresh for nearly ten years.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 8, 2009
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Dance music with no name
Argentine cumbia experimentalists Zizek Urban Beats Club--who perform at Sonotheque on Wednesday night--make music so dense with influences it defies the club scene's apparent imperative to invent a name for every tiny subgenre.
