Meet Estevie, the Gen Z cumbia pop star in the making

Meet Estevie, the Gen Z cumbia pop star in the making

Donning a blue charro outfit, a then 11-year-old Sarah Silva took to the stage of “La Academia Kids,” a Mexican reality singing competition, to belt out a song with the maturity of someone who had […]

Meet Estevie, the Gen-Z Hitmaker Leading a Cumbia Renaissance

Meet Estevie, the Gen-Z Hitmaker Leading a Cumbia Renaissance

When I first heard Estevie, I knew she was the one. The 19-year-old’s squeaky-Spanglish voice immediately conjures visions of a baby Selena, but with a fresh, Gen-Z perspective that pulls from early aughts bubblegum pop […]

Is cumbia the new punk? How Son Rompe Pera gets crowds moshing to marimbas

A group of five punk men pose by a fence with barbed wire

Kacho, Kilos and Mongo Gama grew up performing in cemeteries. Along with their father, José (a.k.a. Batuco), the brothers would play next to the mariachi and Norteño groups performing for families visiting their relatives during […]