dragon1952 wrote: 
"the ethnics"?!? You're on dangerous ground with that phrase, mate. Over in the UK "ethnics" is recognised code used by racists to refer to anyone dark-skinned and/or foreign. Assuming that you're using the phrase innocently, then you still want to bear in mind that anglosaxons are a very distinct minority across the world, and are "the ethnics" for most of the world's populations.

A big plus of RP is its eclecticism, sampling across musical traditions and countries, and constantly coming up with new and fresh and refreshing music. I listen to RP to be surprised by music like this.

dragon1952 wrote: 
Must be a Trump backer, I'll try to imagine you are just a ignorant individual. RP plays a wild range of music from many cultures, and is one of the reasons I support them. Go climb back in your hole. 

fredriley wrote: 
Well done Fred. Unless people are given some response to their limited views on this matter, there is the risk they think it is fine to do so. It is therefore worth every second of time to keep responses like this flowing when necessary. 

:)

scocam wrote:  
Which?  If this is what they're playing, I want to check out their menu.

Colombia, Venezuela y México unidos! Que Viva Radio Paradise!

Mas cumbia, por favor! con mucho gusto. muy excelente.

 mread wrote:


Play nice. This is a fun, festive song for celebrations. Don't taint it with American politics. We are not the center of the world. Just let the music support your weight.

I have to say I do get looks when people see a 66-year-old anglo driving along, windows down, blasting cumbia. 

I was thinking Manu Chao - and you can never have enough of that.

 La Cumbia es para nosotros el pleno ejemplo de lo que la sociedad colombiana es en su esencia, el resultado de la fusión de tres culturas.

this rocks

its peppy

I share here a guilty pleasure of cumbia, Mexican made

GREAT! I never heard of them before. Thanx RP! ...I don't speak Spanish, but that doesn't sop me from chair dancing to this!

 TheKing2 wrote:

Cool movie from 2006. Great soundtrack. Brad Pitt. Cate Blanchette. The scene where this song appears is pretty compelling. 

This gets me chair-dancing every time. Is there any other cumbia on RP?

Reminds me of Ozomatli. A very good thing indeed.
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Manu Chao meets Fatboy Slim. Cute avocado taste.

Now, this is very close to a traditional cumbia/vallenato! A pulir la hebilla! 

vandal wrote: Tequila or peyote? No me importa. I like it.

Cumbia is one of the more interesting stories in the pantheon of music in the Americas. ¡¡Huepa!!