Cumbiana

Cumbiana is the sixteenth studio album by Colombian singer Carlos Vives, released on May 22, 2020, through Sony Music Latin.^[1] It was produced by Carlos Vives, Andrés Leal and Martin Velilla, and features collaborations with Jessie Reyez, Alejandro Sanz, Ziggy Marley, Elkin Robinson and Rubén Blades.

Cumbiana
Studio album by Carlos Vives
Released	May 22, 2020 (2020-05-22)
Recorded	2020
Genre	Latin pop Reggaeton Tropipop
Length	38:00
Label	Sony Music Latin
Producer	Carlos Vives Andrés Leal Martin Velilla
Carlos Vives chronology
Vives (2017) Cumbiana (2020) Cumbiana II (2022)
Singles from Cumbiana
"No Te Vayas" Released: March 5, 2020 "For Sale" Released: May 19, 2020 "Cumbiana" Released: October 15, 2020

The album was accompanied by a documentary film titled El Mundo Perdido de Cumbiana, released on July 20, 2020, as well as a book titled Cumbiana, Relatos de un Mundo Perdido, the latter was written by Vives alongside historian Guillermo Barreto and released on December 30, 2020, both projects explore the origins of cumbia following the theme of the album.^[2][3]

At the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Contemporary Tropical Album, being Vives fifth victory in the category, additionally, "For Sale" was nominated for Song of the Year, "Canción para Rubén" won Best Tropical Song and the documentary film won Best Long Form Music Video.^[4] The album was also recognized at the Premios Nuestra Tierra of 2021, given to highlight Colombian music, among the eleven nominations that Vives received, the album was nominated for Album of the Year while the title track was nominated for Song of the Year and won Best Folk Song.^[5]

Background

The album was recorded in several studios in United States, United Kingdom, Spain and Colombia.^[6] It explores the genre of cumbia as well as its history, according to Vives, its a homage to indigenous people from Colombia and its musical richness, he has said that "we have always thought that the joy of our music comes from our African ancestors, but in reality, our indigenous peoples are the ones who have brought that exuberance to Latin music".^[7] Namely, the title track is dedicated to the city of Santa Marta in Colombia due to its importance to the music of the country, Vives said that "we have to be grateful to the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, that is the birth of many artists, of our culture".^[8] The name for the album is a term created by Vives to refer to the places where the genre originated like Montes de María, the Ciénaga de Lorica and the Sabanas de Bolívar, among others.^[9]

Singles

The first single for the album was "No Te Vayas", released on March 5, 2020, while the second single was "For Sale", a collaboration with Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz, released on May 19, 2020.^[10][11] After the release of the album, the title track "Cumbiana" was released as the third single on October 15, 2020.^[12] "No Te Vayas" and "Cumbiana" peaked at numbers 2 and 12 at the Tropical Songs chart, respectively, additionally, the latter song was successful in Panamá, debuting at number one and spending five weeks at the top position of the chart.^[13][14][15]

Track listing

Cumbiana track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hechicera" (featuring Jessie Reyez)	Carlos Vives Andrés Leal Jessie Reyez Martin Velilla	Carlos Vives Andrés Leal Martin Velilla	3:36
2.	"No Te Vayas"	Vives	Vives Leal Velilla	3:45
3.	"For Sale" (featuring Alejandro Sanz)	Vives Alejandro Sanchez Pizarro	Vives Leal Velilla Alfonso Perez Chris Hierro	3:36
4.	"El Hilo" (featuring Ziggy Marley and Elkin Robinson)	Vives David Ziggy Marley Elkin Robinson	Vives Leal Velilla	3:48
5.	"Canción para Rubén" (featuring Rubén Blades)	Vives Rubén Blades	Vives Leal Velilla	4:10
6.	"Vitamina en Rama"	Vives	Vives Leal Velilla	3:32
7.	"Los Consejos del Difunto"	Vives Leal Velilla	Vives Leal Velilla	3:30
8.	"Rapsodia en La Mayor (para Elena)"	Vives Leal Velilla	Vives Leal Velilla	4:01
9.	"Cumbiana"	Vives	Vives Leal Velilla	3:57
10.	"Zhigonehzi"	Ernesto Ocampo	Vives Leal Velilla	4:01
Total length:				38:00

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Cumbiana

Chart (2020)	Peak position
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[16]	9
US Tropical Albums (Billboard)[17]	9

References

1. "Cumbiana". Apple Music. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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3. "Carlos Vives: "La cumbia es colombiana y hay que contárselo al mundo"". El Espectador (in Spanish). December 3, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
4. Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved June 13, 2022.
5. "Premios Nuestra Tierra 2021: lista de ganadores". Canal RCN (in Spanish). May 27, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
6. "Carlos Vives anunció la fecha de lanzamiento de su tema "Cumbiana" en formato físico". El Comercio (in Spanish). July 21, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
7. "Carlos Vives presenta su nuevo disco "Cumbiana" en el que hace homenaje a los pueblos indígenas". RPP (in Spanish). May 23, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
8. "'Cumbiana' de Carlos Vives: un vistazo a la Colombia profunda". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). October 22, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
9. "Carlos Vives repasa la historia de la cumbia en su libro Cumbiana, relatos de un mundo". El Nacional (in Spanish). December 4, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
10. "No Te Vayas - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
11. Nogal, Miriam (May 15, 2020). "ALEJANDRO SANZ Y CARLOS VIVES ESTRENAN 'FOR SALE': CUÁNDO Y DÓNDE ESCUCHARLO ©copyright los40.com". Los40 (in Spanish). Retrieved June 13, 2022.
12. "Cumbiana - Carlos Vives". La Higuera (in Spanish). Retrieved June 13, 2022.
13. "Carlos Vives Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
14. "Top 20 Panamá del 30 de Noviembre al 6 de Diciembre, 2020". Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
15. "Top 20 Panamá del 28 de Diciembre, 2020 al 3 de Enero, 2021". Monitor Latino. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
16. "Carlos Vives Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
17. "Carlos Vives Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2022.