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This week’s Beat Latino is a homage to the amazing accordionist Celso Piña, dubbed “El Rebelde del Acordeón,” considered one of the first punk accordionists. From Monterrey, Mexico, he fell in love with the sounds of Colombia took that land’s cumbia and vallenato around the world, to the delight of thousands, including acclaimed Noble Prize winner in Literature, Colombian Gabriel García Marquez. Long live Celso Piña! Rest in Music, Maestro.
Feature photo: Celso Piña by Montecruz Foto
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumbia sobre el Río | Celso Piña y su ronda Bogotá | Las Mejores Cumbias Sonideras. | Mock and Roll | 2010 | 05:46 |
| Celso Piña | Celso Piña | edited. | edited | 2019 | 11:40 |
| Crónica de una muerte anunciada | Celso Piña y su ronda Bogotá | Una aventura más. | WEA Latina | 2005 | 06:23 |
| Zapata se queda | Lila Downs con Celso Piña y Toto La Momposina | Pecados y Milagros. | Columbia | 2011 | 04:24 |
| Besos inolvidables | Annibal Velásquez | Hits Bailables vol.16. | Dinastia Inc | 2019 | 03:04 |
| Playa Brisa y Mar | Lisandro Meza | El Mandamás. | Cafe Records Productions Inc | 2014 | 03:53 |
| La Distancia | Alfredo Gutérrez | Latin Noir. | Piranha | 2017 | 07:00 |
| Cumbia | Mexican Institute of Sound | Soy Sauce. | Yebo Music | 2009 | 02:17 |
| Cumbia poder | Celso Piña y su ronda Bogotá | Barrio Bravo. | MCM Mexico/WMI2 | 2001 | 05:01 |
| Cumbia de los muertos | Celso Piña y su ronda Bogotá | Una visión. | MCM Mexico/WMI | 2003 | 03:14 |