By Felix Contreras, NPR Originally born from Afro-Colombian communities, cumbia spread across the Spanish-speaking world , acquiring distinct musical accents along the way. In Peru, cumbia became particularly popular among oil workers deep in the Amazon. And when Jorge Rodriguez…
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