Cumbiana

Cumbiana is the sixteenth studio album by Colombian singer Carlos Vives, released on May 22, 2020, through Sony Music Latin.

[1] It was produced by Carlos Vives, Andrés Leal and Martin Velilla, and features collaborations with Jessie Reyez, Alejandro Sanz, Ziggy Marley, Elkin Robinson and Rubén Blades.

The album was accompanied by a documentary film titled El Mundo Perdido de Cumbiana, released on July 20, 2020, as well as a book titled Cumbiana, Relatos de un Mundo Perdido, the latter was written by Vives alongside historian Guillermo Barreto and released on December 30, 2020, both projects explore the origins of cumbia following the theme of the album.

[2][3] At the 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Contemporary Tropical Album, being Vives fifth victory in the category, additionally, "For Sale" was nominated for Song of the Year, "Canción para Rubén" won Best Tropical Song and the documentary film won Best Long Form Music Video.

[7] Namely, the title track is dedicated to the city of Santa Marta in Colombia due to its importance to the music of the country, Vives said that "we have to be grateful to the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, that is the birth of many artists, of our culture".