Cumbia 舞蹈的歷史

Cumbia 發起於加勒比海的沿海城市 San Basilio, 。   這個民俗舞蹈是非洲人和西班牙人混合影響下的原產。   在每天的黃昏期間 , 統治下的非洲奴隸會聚集在月光下的海灘。女士的白色長裙優美的擺動，一對一對的舞者隨著猶如海浪的節奏舞動。大自然就提供他們一個安全的避風港讓他們跳舞 , 社交和讚美生命。

而 Cumbia 的舞步正反映了海浪連續的拍打和節奏。更接近自然的舞蹈元素不斷的影響這個舞蹈成為了所有現代舞蹈動作的基礎。
Cumbia 最顯著特點是小幅度的步伐移動和獨特的跨部擺動，和其他的拉丁舞不同。節奏快是因為大多數的拉丁舞都是源自非洲舞蹈的本土元素，所以 Cumbia 有著很強的非洲土著舞蹈的特點。
Cumbia 的音樂歷史可以追溯到 18 世紀 80 年代，那時人們稱 Cumbia 為 Gaitero ，最初的樂器包括非洲鼓，哥倫比亞本地的 MARACAS 和長笛。隨著音樂的變化，吉他、手風琴低音吉他和電子樂器被加入了進來。

Cumbia

Cumbia is originally a Colombian folk dance and dance music. Typical instrumental mix includes guitars, accordians, bass guitar, and deep-toned drums and other percussion. The basic rhythum structure is 4/4.

Cumbia is the net intersection of three cultures that settled in Colombia at different times: indigenous peoples, Spanish/Moorish and African slaves. Some claim that Cumbia began as a courtship dance among the slave population. It has now spread and is widely known in the Latin music scene.

Cumbia is very popular in all of South America (except Brazil ), as well as Central America and Mexico . There are lots of regional varieties and tendencies.

Cumbia tends to be appreciated more by the lower social classes, and is often scorned by the upper classes. In Argentina , for example, this social divide is exemplified by the cumbia villera phenomenon, that intends to represent and resonate with the poor and marginalized dwellers of villas miseria ( shanty towns and slums ), with lyrics glorifying theft and drug abuse. However, it must be noted that a lighter form of cumbia enjoyed widespread popularity in Argentina during the 1990's.

Note: To learn more about this or any of the other musical styles listed on this site in detail, please refer to www.wikipedia.org where this information was extracted from.