The tecnocumbia group Tierra Canela performs on the Mapogo Membership, an LGBTQ bar in Quito, Ecuador, on Dec. 9, 2023. The feminine group, an icon of the motion, gained viral reputation throughout all Ecuadorian social courses with its songs and dance steps.
Karla Gachet
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Karla Gachet
As soon as the soundtrack of the working class, cumbia’s easy, but contagious, rhythm absorbed native kinds, morphed, and reinvented itself. It has traveled underground by way of the veins of Latin America and unfold all through the world, from the distant villages of the Ecuadorian Andes to the bars of downtown Los Angeles.
It has turn into one of many most listened-to genres within the Americas, symbolizing Latin American identification. Born from the cultural mixture of African, Indigenous, and European influences, cumbia’s historical past displays our personal. Since its emergence on the Colombian coast throughout colonial instances, it has accompanied Latin American migrants from rural areas to cities, crossing borders and continents.
In our bilingual particular sequence, Cumbia Throughout Latin America, photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky take us on a visible journey throughout six international locations: Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, and the US.
With the help of the Nationwide Geographic Explorer Program, Gachet and Kashinsky spent years on the highway documenting the individuals, locations, and cultures that maintain cumbia alive.
The sequence options Image Exhibits in English and Spanish and a curated playlist.
