Beginner’s Guide to Cumbia features 45 killer party tunes representing the full spectrum of cumbia’s steamy tropical sounds.

CD1: Cumbia classics from the golden era of the 1950s and 60s

• folkloric roots (Boveo y sus Vallenatos, Andrés Landero)

• big band orchestras (Lucho Bermúdez, Pacho Galán, Edmundo Arias)

• original classics (Rodolfo y Su Típica, Grupo Niche, La Sonora Dinamita)

• Peruvian cumbia amazonica anthems (Los Mirlos, Los Destellos, Grupo Celeste

CD2: Contemporary Cumbia features current stompers from:

• revivalists such as Grupo Fantasma, Los Chapillacs, Very Be Careful, Chico Trujillo

• legends such as Totó La Momposina, Rubén Ramos, Batata

CD3: Future Cumbia: digital dancehall anthems from the four corners of the globe:

• flamenco, dubstep, reggaetón, dub, house, Tex-Mex, rock & rap in the mix

• exclusive remix by Señor Sabor of the 60s lowrider classic “La Pava Congona”