Cumbia Ya !

A leading promoter of Colombian music and tradition, this 11-piece orchestra has become an essential name in the field of Cumbia.

Nourished by early-twentieth-century jazz and faithful to the legacy of great composer Lucho Bermúdez, the musicians of this ensemble have masterfully blended age-old tradition to deliver a modern, current result with gentle flavours of yesteryear.

, in recent years Cumbia, a popular expression par excellence in Latin America has found its place in the programming of French national stages, thus the Théâtre de Caen, the International Festival of Besançon and the Lyon Opera have trusted this orchestra which handles with accuracy both the popular aspects and the elegance of the arrangement of this still little-known music in orchestra format.

A genre and format that appeals equally to the young and the not-so-young and enables the generational mixing that this adventure demands. Over 20 years of existence the music of Cumbia Ya!

has been shaped around the compositions of the orchestra's musicians, their boldness and relevance have received praise from the great names of cumbia in the world.

In residence at Studio de l'Ermitage for over 18 years, it is there that their compositions took shape in harmony with an ever-growing audience.

That is where you can always see and hear again, vibrate to the sound and countless still touching anecdotes that the generosity and charisma of this orchestra has always offered on stage.