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Lisandro Meza played an important role in the evolution of Cumbia, the traditional big band dance music of Colombia. A master of vallenato sabanero, an accordion-driven style of music that originated in Mexico, Meza forged a sound that has been described as "a cross between rural Dominican merengue, Louisiana zydeco, and Tex-Mex norteño." Meza initially attracted attention as a founding member of Los Corraleros de Majagual. One of Colombia's most popular bands in the 1960s, the group served as the breeding ground for such influential artists as Fruko, the "Godfather of Salsa." Leaving Los Corraleros De Majagual to focus on a solo career, Meza has continued to influence the music of Colombia and Latin America. His hits include the drinking songs, "El Guayabo de la Ye (The Hangover of the Year)" and "La Botella Picomoche" (The Big-Mouthed Bottle). ~ Craig Harris, Rovi
Hay noma tambo que Linda la música colombiana !! Gracias Colombia por tu gran música att Neto Amaya desde Monterrey NL del Grupo Amaya y Houston Tx. Huepaje.....
diazgeorger
First of all I truly thank Pandora for this forum, but allow me to set the record straight for vallenato, cumbia, and el maestro Lizandro Meza. Vallenato is part legend, part real life and all folklore. Originating from three roots euro, Afro and Indio-America the three merge with there musical representatives the accordion, caja(drum) and guacharaca (indigenous). Cumbia comes from the cumbe tribe of western Africa transported to the Caribbean coast of gran Colombia during slave times the Africa
This is 100% Colombian, no Mexican influence at all. Colombian music is rich and has many different rhythms for example porros ,fandangos, pasebol, cumbion, and many others derived from cumbia. Vallenato is not cumbia and is divided into four styles, paseo, son, merengue and pita. Pandora needs to hire better qualified people!!!
Originated in mexico???? Wow!! whomever pandora is paying to write the bio's about the music they play on their channels, they are wasting their $$... Vallenato and Cumbia Originated in the carribean of colombia and it influence the tex mex music and a mexican type of music that resembles cumbia, but both of those are colombian carribean folklore,, Give me a break... tex mex is still in its infancy compare to vallenato and the other accordian music from Dominican Republic which is calle Merengu
Vallenato from Mexico???? wow someone is not doing their work right in here. Shouldn't be getting paid for crappy information!! ITS FROM COLOMBIA!!!!!!!!!!
WTH.... Vallenato comes from the Colombian people and the style belongs to no one else. Mexico has its rancheras... Celedon's father did mix his Colombian style with a mexican ritmo, but thats all good bc lets look at Jorge, his son. In the end We are all brothers despite the borders. Q VIVA America Latino
leytza8
Who is this yahoo doing the bio and review. Vallenato does not have Mexican roots ande the only s9imilarities are with the accordion. In the past I read bios written by this inept and saw many mistakes but dimissed them as typos but now I know this guy is just trying to wing it thinking that the people who listen to this stations are anglos with no knowledge of the music they are listening to. Mr. school yourself before you write something else.
Yes, I agree 100% with Martin Franco and pj, good job guys. I wish Pandora would hire a researcher and not one that comes up with a thought and publishes it as a fact. To Mr. Craig Harris please get your facts before you offend people with your opinions.
I honestly do not know where you guys got the information that Vallenato is an accordion driven style of music ORIGINATED in Mexico. I am sure they play accordion in Mexico, but that does not mean that Vallenato originated there. Vallenato is the Colombian type of chant, by excellence.
ditto, Vallenato Sabanero is 100% Colombian, and it is an honor that Northen Mexican Music borrows from it.
pj052903
Hey Craig, need more research; Vallenato is a word for a music style that is born from the region Valle del Cesar in Colombia, originally played with guitar and after the accordion was introduced by german priests centuries ago to the region it was adopted to this original colombian music style. Mexican accordion music is played with keyboard accordion, Vallenato is played with buttons accordion. No way you can compare buddy, both are born with different styles and in different times and places.
The reason the Cumbia of Lisandro Meza might remind some people of Merengue or Zydeco is because of the African rhythms (Cumbia rhythms are West African in origin). Tex-Mex music shares the Colombian love of the accordion and has borrowed the Cumbia as one of it's rhythms as has much of the music of Central America, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Argentina. But the music originates and is deeply rooted in Colombian soil. Craig Harris, do your research pendejo.
The bio is written by "un gringo pendejo" that doesn't know a damn thing about Colombian music. Vallenato Sabanero did not "originate in Mexico" it is from the Sabana in the coastal area of northern Colombia. It may sound to outsiders as a cross between Merengue, Zydeco and Tex-Mex but all Colombians know that Lisandro Meza's music is deeply rooted and reflects the folkloric traditions of the north coast of Colombia - music that is a cross between African, Indigenous and European influence.
To: Katherine Diaz
Where did it say the music is from Mexico? Please go back and read the bio again...It said its a crossed between rural Dominican merengue, Louisiana zydeco, and Tex-Mex norteño...Its sounds like you think there trying to take your cumbia style of music? Cumbia es de Colombia, now if Mexico likes to also play cumbia you should be happy that other so called countries are playing cumbia music..(to me every latino americano is the same, mexicano, puerto rico, colomibia, etc)
Someone needs to fix that bio because Vallenato Sabanero is Colombian music not Mexican. Some Mexican music actually is directly influenced by Colombian music not the other way around. Vallenato is Colombian music and Sabanero means from the Sabana which is a Colombian territorial term. Both cultures do use acordians but they are a result of German influence in both countries.
ME ENCANTA ESTA MUSICA TAN LINDA DE ESTE CANTANTE TAN AFORTUNADO Y AN TALENTOSO!!! QUE VIVA COLOMBIA... AUNQUE DA MUHA LATIMA QUE EN COLOMBIA LA CORRUPTION ABUNDA EN ESTAE OMENTO DA LASTIMA VER COMO LA GENTE MUERE EN LAS CALLES SIN MISERICORDIA, PORQUE NO ENEMOS PROTECTION PARA CON LOS POBRES..... QUE LASTIMA Y ES UN PAIS QUE TIENE TANTA FUENTES DE RIQUEZA!!???? PERO ESTA MUSICA ES DE LO MAS LINDO QUE EXISTE!!!GRACIAS !
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Gracias Colombia por tu gran música att Neto Amaya desde Monterrey NL del Grupo Amaya y Houston Tx.
Huepaje.....
i agree, good job....
Where did it say the music is from Mexico? Please go back and read the bio again...It said its a crossed between rural Dominican merengue, Louisiana zydeco, and Tex-Mex norteño...It s sounds like you think there trying to take your cumbia style of music? Cumbia es de Colombia, now if Mexico likes to also play cumbia you should be happy that other so called countries are playing cumbia music..(to me every latino americano is the same, mexicano, puerto rico, colomibia, etc)