Cumbia (Panama)
Cumbia [ˈkumbja] is a musical genre and folk dance from Panama.
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| Cultural origins | Panama |
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The cultural importance of cumbia has been recognized by UNESCO in its inclusion of it on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2018. The inscription describes cumbia as "the festive and ritual expressions of the Congo culture [Afro-Panamanian culture] of Panama".
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