Cumbia sonidera
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Cumbia sonidera is a musical style originated in the marginalized neighborhoods of Mexico City
. It is a deformed and altered variant of Cumbia
. Cumbia Sonidera was re-invented and created in Mexico City by DJs.
, (or called timbal), a Mexican cumbia contribution , keyboard (a derivation of the Cumbia Rock of Rigo Tovar
), harp
(retaken of the cumbia costeña of states of the Southeastern of Mexico), electrical guitar (derived from the used ones in the beginning of the Mexican Cumbia by Mike Laure and Xavier Passos), Keyboard Synthesizers (derivation of Cumbia-Rock of principle of 70's), drums, sax (folclore of the east, north and Southeastern of Mexico), güiro and trumpet
s (a contribution from Mexico to the world) and the accordion
(folclore's instrument in "Música norteña", from northern Mexico) of Mexico that was also used by Colombia in its cumbia originally). The Cumbia Sonidera is more instrumental and with little lyrics in some cases.
that had the DJ were in cumbión base (music with the double of speed of rhythm of cumbia), it was necessary to adapt them at the particular speed of the Mexican to dance, that is slower, so the speed of reproduction is lower, to obtain musical tones and voice lower at least one eighth musical scale, reason why the sounds were of more low tones, to avoid discrepancy in the DJ voice, that is used to speaking and sending greetings while music is executed, forces to speak with more bass voice, this phenomenon has stayed per years, and although each DJ has their method of musicalización all have this common denominator, therefore, strictly speaking, the sounds of voices of the cumbia sonidera wasn't arise properly from the musical groups of cumbia, only by DJ' s that somehow imposed like combined voice and music cumbia and more effects in the events, modifications done on the LP and CD of cumbia from Mexico.
Years later gradually, the cumbia groups making an emulation in his recordings of all these effects from DJ that already had popularized the "sonideros" (DJ), and that, combined to the instrumental components mentioned before, evolved and they were conjugated in which now it is known like cumbia sonidera formally, that without a doubt would properly make one more a more formal presence in the record market of these tendencies not created by cumbia groups, only by the DJ; therefore it begins, gradually, the gestation of cumbia sonidera already like musical genre properly.
This genre is popular in central Mexico
and USA, which genre stems from the word "sonido" (sound) or the word to describe DJs that spin popular club music and cumbia at parties or bailes. Sonidero music has gained immense popularity in large part because of the mobility of the sonidos and the willingness of DJs to give out dedications to peoples barrios(neighborhoods) or Bandas. DJs also manipulate the cumbias by slowing or speeding them up, creating what are called "mega cumbia mixes", and adding their own intros and outros to their presentations. The DJs will also include sets of Mexican heavy metal
, salsa
, and other popular music.
The Cumbia Sonidera has a number of "publicists" otherwise known as publicistas . They help introduce new music, promote gigs , and etc.
The cumbia sonidera also consists of similar instrumental elements (guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, congas, and guiro
.) This music also has elements of son
, guaracha
, rumba
, and salsa.
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. It is a deformed and altered variant of Cumbia
Cumbia
Cumbia is a music genre popular across Latin America. The cumbia originated in the Caribbean coast of Colombia, where it is associated with an eponymous dance and has since spread as far as Mexico and Argentina...
. Cumbia Sonidera was re-invented and created in Mexico City by DJs.
Musical
The new sound of cumbia sonidera is unique, identificable, its melodic organ and guacharaca like the old tropical cumbia groups of 70's, evoking to the old Colombian "tamboras" with classic instruments like congaConga
The conga, or more properly the tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum with African antecedents. It is thought to be derived from the Makuta drums or similar drums associated with Afro-Cubans of Central African descent. A person who plays conga is called a conguero...
, (or called timbal), a Mexican cumbia contribution , keyboard (a derivation of the Cumbia Rock of Rigo Tovar
Rigo Tovar
Rigoberto Tovar García was a Mexican singer best known as Rigo Tovar. Famous for his cumbia songs, Tovar is considered a musical pioneer by fusing electric guitar, synthesizer, and rock melodies with traditional Mexican music.Tovar was born and raised in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico...
), harp
Harp
The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
(retaken of the cumbia costeña of states of the Southeastern of Mexico), electrical guitar (derived from the used ones in the beginning of the Mexican Cumbia by Mike Laure and Xavier Passos), Keyboard Synthesizers (derivation of Cumbia-Rock of principle of 70's), drums, sax (folclore of the east, north and Southeastern of Mexico), güiro and trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
s (a contribution from Mexico to the world) and the accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
(folclore's instrument in "Música norteña", from northern Mexico) of Mexico that was also used by Colombia in its cumbia originally). The Cumbia Sonidera is more instrumental and with little lyrics in some cases.
Electronics
Another particular characteristic is the deformation of voices in the musical narrations that it belongs to the executions of the sonideros DJ or, applying effects of delay and pitch (called thus in software) in the reproduction of voices, this deformation begun decades back with old equipment of sound of several brands, one of the most used were the Radson Brand of Mexico, Majestic between others, used "trompetas" (conical loudspeakers) between many others types of amplifiers and mixers, "bounces", LP players, equalizers, derivative of this, many songs recorded in LPLP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
that had the DJ were in cumbión base (music with the double of speed of rhythm of cumbia), it was necessary to adapt them at the particular speed of the Mexican to dance, that is slower, so the speed of reproduction is lower, to obtain musical tones and voice lower at least one eighth musical scale, reason why the sounds were of more low tones, to avoid discrepancy in the DJ voice, that is used to speaking and sending greetings while music is executed, forces to speak with more bass voice, this phenomenon has stayed per years, and although each DJ has their method of musicalización all have this common denominator, therefore, strictly speaking, the sounds of voices of the cumbia sonidera wasn't arise properly from the musical groups of cumbia, only by DJ' s that somehow imposed like combined voice and music cumbia and more effects in the events, modifications done on the LP and CD of cumbia from Mexico.
Years later gradually, the cumbia groups making an emulation in his recordings of all these effects from DJ that already had popularized the "sonideros" (DJ), and that, combined to the instrumental components mentioned before, evolved and they were conjugated in which now it is known like cumbia sonidera formally, that without a doubt would properly make one more a more formal presence in the record market of these tendencies not created by cumbia groups, only by the DJ; therefore it begins, gradually, the gestation of cumbia sonidera already like musical genre properly.
This genre is popular in central Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and USA, which genre stems from the word "sonido" (sound) or the word to describe DJs that spin popular club music and cumbia at parties or bailes. Sonidero music has gained immense popularity in large part because of the mobility of the sonidos and the willingness of DJs to give out dedications to peoples barrios(neighborhoods) or Bandas. DJs also manipulate the cumbias by slowing or speeding them up, creating what are called "mega cumbia mixes", and adding their own intros and outros to their presentations. The DJs will also include sets of Mexican heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, salsa
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
, and other popular music.
The Cumbia Sonidera has a number of "publicists" otherwise known as publicistas . They help introduce new music, promote gigs , and etc.
The cumbia sonidera also consists of similar instrumental elements (guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, congas, and guiro
Güiro
The güiro is a Latin-American percussion instrument consisting of an open-ended, hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side. It is played by rubbing a stick or tines along the notches to produce a ratchet-like sound. The güiro is commonly used in Latin-American music, and plays a key role...
.) This music also has elements of son
Son (music)
The Son cubano is a style of music that originated in Cuba and gained worldwide popularity in the 1930s. Son combines the structure and elements of Spanish canción and the Spanish guitar with African rhythms and percussion instruments of Bantu and Arará origin...
, guaracha
Guaracha
The guaracha is a genre of Cuban popular music, of rapid tempo and with lyrics. The word had been used in this sense at least since the late 18th and early 19th century. Guarachas were played and sung in musical theatres and in low-class dance salons. They became an integral part of Bufo comic...
, rumba
Cuban Rumba
In Cuban music, Rumba is a generic term covering a variety of musical rhythms and associated dances. The rumba has its influences in the music brought to Cuba by Africans brought to Cuba as slaves as well as Spanish colonizers...
, and salsa.