Tradition and modernity coexist peacefully within Son Rompe Pera, where punk collides with the cumbia the band grew up playing.

The marimba-forward folkloric cumbia of Son Rompe Pera’s 2020 debut album, Batuco, didn’t entirely prepare me for the Mexican quintet’s visceral, madcap live shows. The style of cumbia in ...

Son Rompe Pera visited Europe for the first time this summer, taking their marimba and gear on commuter buses for a 16-day tour that went from Spain to Denmark, and Italy to the Netherlands.

Cumbia, a traditional Latin American musical genre, often features the accordion, marimba and the guacharaca. A new generation has added hip-hop, trance and lots of bass.

THE captivating sounds of marimba music promise to be twice as nice on Memorial Day Weekend in the US, as one of Zimbabwe's most acclaimed mbira players shares the spotlight with the San Juans ...