Cumbia Kalle
Formed in Popayán, Cauca, in 2013, Cumbia Kalle emerged as a “new cumbia”
project led by Rubén Darío Chicue (stage name Ronny), who had previously played
accordion with the Cauca group Los Hermanos Medina. The act built its identity
around a hybrid dance-floor approach that blended Colombian cumbia with
technocumbia, raspa/tropical rhythms, and urban-style beats, and it began
circulating original material alongside crowd-tested reinterpretations. By 2018,
Cumbia Kalle was actively touring Colombia’s coffee region while promoting its
version of the 1990s song “Tu Tienes la Culpa.”...
