Cumbia is one of the most wide-spread musical genres across Latin America. It's sound, themes and even signature instruments can vary greatly from country to country. In Argentina, the Colombian cumbia merged with local rhythms like tango and chamamé -as well as the musical influences of Bolivian and Peruvian immigrants- to create several distinct varieties of unique Argentine cumbia. Click play to learn more about how la cumbia colombiana transformed into cumbia argentina to reflect the social and political realities of Argentinean society.