La Cumbiamba eNeYe

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La Cumbiamba eNeYe takes its name from the quintessential celebration of Colombia’s northwest coast, the cumbiamba, when local people gather in their finest clothes, build a bonfire, and dance the night away to live music. The beat that keeps partygoers moving lies at the heart of La Cumbiamba’s music and dynamic live performances. The group, whose core members came to New York from Colombia, got its start playing at outdoor venues around New York City, in the city’s parks, plazas and summer festivals, bringing the loose, celebratory spirit of a cumbiamba to the streets of the city. Yet the festivities have a deeper mission, one linked to the musical momentum building in Colombia itself. The Colombian music scene today, both inside of Colombia and in cosmopolitan centers like New York, is flourishing, with young musicians eager to forge a new identity for the country and put it on the musical map.