Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto

Calixto Ochoa is one of the best performers of Colombian Cumbia (and some other minor styles like porro and paseo). Like many fusion styles cumbia tells a story and is a cultural tradition. It originates from the Caribbean coast of Colombia and Panama and is a fusion between music brought by African Slaves and native inhabitants. It is popular throughout most of Latin America. 

There is also a trick how to recognize a cumbia rhythm: if the rhythm is the same as riding a horse it is a cumbia :-)

Really awesome record sleeve by the way, so typical for productions from Latin America in the 70's and 80's: you put a woman on it in a teasing pose, preferably a blond and sell more records, lmao. I actually wonder if it made any difference at all! I would have the feeling: okay this just can't be good music, no way! Cheap stuff, instrumental copies or something like that.

Track		Artist		Song		BPM
1		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		La medallita		95
2		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		Diana		123
3		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		Charanga campesina		113
4		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		Mata de caña		105
5		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		Lirio rojo		107
6		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		Playas marinas		97
7		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		Las mellizas		136
8		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		Los sabanales		124
9		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		Cerro verde		130
10		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		El besito		125
11		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		Mi cabaña		113
12		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		La sirena		128
13		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		Chan con chan		134
14		Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto		Si el mar se volviera ron		109