"This is part of a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report across six countries developed over several years, covering the people, places and cultures that keep this music genre alive. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NPR (@npr) Cumbia arrived in Monterrey, a mountain city in northern Mexico often called "Colombia Chiquita" (Little Colombia), in the 1960s, when DJs began collecting Colombian cumbia and tropical records to play at local clubs and street parties."
"They reshaped the music, creating cumbia rebajada, or slowed-down cumbia. This new style, along with Monterrey's fascination with Colombia, sparked an urban subculture that remains vibrant today. This coverage was made with the support of the National Geographic Society Explorer program. Karla Gachet is a photojournalist based in Los Angeles. You can see more of Karla's work on her website, KarlaGachet.com, or on Instagram at @kchete77."
Cumbia reached Monterrey in the 1960s when local DJs collected and played Colombian cumbia and tropical records at clubs and street parties. DJs slowed the tempo and reshaped the sound into cumbia rebajada, or slowed-down cumbia. Monterrey gained the nickname "Colombia Chiquita" (Little Colombia) due to a strong fascination with Colombian music and culture. The combination of the new musical style and cultural interest sparked an urban subculture centered on slowed cumbia. The subculture emphasizes communal dance, DJ practices, and local reinterpretations of Colombian rhythms, and it remains vibrant today.
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