cumbia

Sun Sets on Cumbia Legend

Submitted by McAfee on Tue, 10/16/2007 - 16:32.

I've mentioned this on my show a few times, but since I peaked on my number of listeners (7!) this past September, I'll say it here again. One of Texas' foremost cumbia and norteƱo musicians, Mr. Fito Olivares, decided to hang 'em up this past summer. One of the most noticeable names in the last generation of cumbia musicians, Fito is citing the need to rest as the main reason for his retirement. After all, the man's been patrolling the dusty highways of the southwest and northern Mexico for almost 40 years!

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