Classic
Viejoteca Colombia
Colombia
Emisora colombiana que rescata la cumbia clasica y los grandes exitos de antano.
Who Viejoteca Colombia is
Viejoteca Colombia is a Colombian station devoted to memory: it revives classic cumbia and the great hits of years past, the ones that play in the viejotecas where people dance close and slow.
It is a station for those who grew up with these songs and for younger listeners who want to discover where the sound still filling parties today actually comes from.
What you will hear
The immortal cumbias of the golden era reign here: the orchestras of Lucho Bermudez with their elegant arrangements, the voice of Toto la Momposina, and the great hits of La Sonora Dinamita that marked whole generations.
You will also hear the traditional gaitas of Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto and those old-radio classics that never go out of style, recordings that are part of Colombia's musical memory.
The golden era of cumbia
Between the 1950s and the 1970s, Colombian cumbia lived its golden age: the great orchestras carried it from the Caribbean coast to ballrooms across the country and then throughout Latin America.
A viejoteca is exactly that, a place to relive those years through the songs, and this station turns the idea into a steady stream of classics.
To understand the root of all these classics, read about the Afro-Colombian roots of cumbia and the origin of its drums.
When you want more, explore all the live cumbia stations and keep the journey going.
