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Taking the Fifth

Tom Orr February 13, 2026 No Comments Benjamin Charras César Bouteau cumbia François Escojido La Cumbia Chicharra Maxime Marachélian Olivier Boyer Pati Gajardo Romain Davidico Sébastien Ruiz Levy world fusion world music

La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo (Music Box Publishing, 2025) Two of the innumerable things I’m no good at are defining what exactly is meant…

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La Cumbia Chicharra - Quinto Mundo © Clémentine Candela -Guillaume Parent. A neon-bright figure with a stylized human form sits against a dark, swirling backdrop, its hair exploding upward in electric blue flames.

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Cumbia Chicharra Blasts Off With Quinto Mundo

Iliana Cabrera December 29, 2025 No Comments Colombian music cumbia La Cumbia Chicharra world fusion world music

La Cumbia Chicharra – Quinto Mundo (Music Box Publishing / L’Autre Distribution, 2025 La Cumbia Chicharra, a France-based band deeply influenced by Colombian cumbia, recently…

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