The album turned out to be a raucous, rollicking ride, but it was “Cumbia Sobre el Rio” — a brilliant mix of cumbia, rap, reggae, and rebajada — that had an immediate impact on all who heard it — ...

Celso Piña, the self-taught Mexican accordionist, singer and songwriter has died at the age of 66. Piña's record label, La Tuna Group, said in a statement on Twitter that he died Wednesday, Aug. 21 at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Click here to read the full article. Celso Piña, the cumbia music legend known as “the rebel of the accordion,” died of a heart ...

Celso Piña, the renowned Mexican singer, songwriter, arranger and accordionist of the cumbia genre, has died. Pina was rushed to San Vicente Hospital in Monterrey, Mexico, after suffering a heart ...

More than 30 years ago, Celso Piña introduced cumbia into Mexico and established his native Monterrey as the seat of the genre. In this millennium, the accordionist then revolutionized the popular ...

A free concert in the massive courtyard of the Mexican American Cultural Center, the Pan Americana showcase was noticeably more democratic than most official SXSW shows. No hierarchical lines ...

The prolific and celebrated Mexican accordion player Celso Piña died Wednesday of a heart attack in his hometown of Monterrey, Mexico. He was 66 years old. His record label, La Tuna Records, announced ...