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How cumbia has shaped music across Latin America

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Fuego De Kumbia

The Kumbia its origination is African and we know that the slaves were shackled. So for them to be able to dance this music their leg motion, the motion of their feet was limited by the shackles. That's why when you see in the original Kumbia the men are barely moving their feet. The reason it's a short shuffle step in the same way with the women is because they couldn't move any further.

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