Piña was a pioneer in the mixture and fusion of tropical sounds with many of his works having elements of cumbia, regional mexicano, cumbia sonidera, ska, reggae, rap/hip-hop, R&B, etc. Piña is also known as El Rebelde del acordeón or the Cacique de la Campana.
Piña started playing music in his hometown Monterrey with his brothers Eduardo, Rubén and Enrique. Together they would go to several homes and perform for local citizens, especially teenage girls from their neighborhood.
In 1980, Celso Piña bought his first accordion and was introduced to the world of musica norteña. He spent numerous hours of practice and work in the popular district of La Colonia Independencia, south of the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Having lived for a majority of his life there, he titled one of his songs Mi colonia Independencia, which is located at the heavily populated area of Cerro de la Campana, near of the downtown in Monterrey.
Piña's group decided to change their musical rhythm to encompass a more tropical style during the mid-1980s after having seen Aníbal Velásquez and Alfredo Gutiérrez in concert at "Baile de las Cintas (reproducción de música mediante cintas)". The group decided to switch into the genre of cumbia, and became what today is Celso Piña y su Ronda Bogotá.
Piña taught himself how to play the accordion with no formal training. As a result he was able to create the unique sound he is well known for. His most popular songs include, La quebradita de la paz, El tren, Como el viento and La piragua by José Barros. He was featured in the song Sufran con lo que yo gozo along with Mexican singer Gloria Trevi.
Celso had several successful international tours that included countries as Germany, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Czech Republic, Italy, France, Switzerland, Morocco, Colombia, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Argentina, Chile, Canada and the United States.
On August 21, 2019, Piña died from a heart attack in Monterrey, Mexico at the age of 66.
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Celso Piña was a Mexican singer, composer and accordionist. In 2002, Pina was nominated for two Latin Grammy Awards: "Best Contemporary Tropical Album" and "Best New Artist From the North" as well as for "Best Alternative Artist" by the MTV Latino Awards. He is also know by the nicknames: El Rebelde del Acordeón and Cacique de la Campana.
He's an accordion player and singer who has risen to be one of the most notable figures in cumbia music. Cumbia has it's origins in Colombia's African and indigenous populations but has since spread to be one of the most universal Latin American genres. Celso Piña is a pioneer in mixing or blending a tropical base with popular genres from Norteño to Sonidero, Ska, Reggae, Rap, Hip Hop, and R&B.
Celso's album Barrio Bravo, which includes collaborations with other popular Latin musicans of various genres, produced the mega crossover hit Cumbia Sobre el Rio. He made a special appearance on the track Sufran Con Lo Que Yo Gozo by Gloria Trevi. He also played with the likes of: Lila Downs, Control Machete, El Gran Silencio, Los Humildes, Julieta Venegas, Blanquito Man and Sargento García.
But it was in the year 1980 when Celso Piña bought his first accordion to enter the world of vallenato music, with long hours of trial and effort, in the popular suburb Independencia, south of the city of Monterrey. In this area there was a very well know cumbia called Mi Colonia Independencia.
In the mid 1980s they changed their musical style and began playing tropical music. After listening to the distinguished Aníbal Velasquez and Alfredo Gutierrez during a baile de cintas (dancing with ribbons to music playback), decided to enter fully into the vallenata music, and so he formed his own band Celso Piña y su Ronda Bogotá.
Piña began playing regional music from long ago together with his brothers Eduardo, Rubén, and Enrique together serenading the neighborhood with all the girls on the block. Celso is a self-taught accordion, not attending any school and so just by practising again and again, as to come to a style of his own. From its early beginnings as several important cumbias La cumbia de la paz, El Tren, Como el Viento and his very famous version of La piragua (José Barros).
Cumbia Sampuesana
Celso Piña Lyrics
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Linda sampuesana, vente para acá
Que el mundo te llama para parrandear
Que el mundo te llama para parrandear
Vamos a tejer un sombrero sampuesano
Y lo vamos a vender
Al continente americano
Se destaca, se destaca la nación
Destaca la nación, destaca la nación
Ay
Linda sampuesana, vente para acá
Que el mundo te llama para parrandear
Que el mundo te llama para parrandear
Vamos a tejer un sombrero sampuesano
Y lo vamos a vender
Al continente americano
Y la mata del peyón
Se destaca, se destaca la nación
Destaca la nación, destaca la nación
La cumbia sampuesana
La que baila con ganas
La cumbia sampuesana
La que baila con ganas
The lyrics to "Cumbia Sampuesana" by Celso Piña speak about a woman named "Sampuesana" who is being called by the world to come have fun and enjoy life. The first two lines of the song directly address Sampuesana, asking her to come near and join in the revelry. Furthermore, it is suggested that they should weave a Sampuesano hat and then sell it to the continent of America.
The song then shifts its focus to the "mata del peyón," or the peyón tree, which is said to be representative of the nation and stands out in its prominence. The repeated refrain of "destaca la nación" highlights the importance of national pride and the unique qualities that define a country.
The song closes with a call to dance, specifically to dance the "cumbia sampuesana" with enthusiasm. Overall, the lyrics of "Cumbia Sampuesana" celebrate the joy of life and encourage a sense of pride in one's culture and history.
Line by Line Meaning
Ay
Hey there
Linda sampuesana, vente para acá
Beautiful woman from Sampues, come here
Que el mundo te llama para parrandear
The world is calling you to party
Que el mundo te llama para parrandear
The world is calling you to party
Vamos a tejer un sombrero sampuesano
Let's weave a Sampuesan hat
Y lo vamos a vender al continente americano
And we'll sell it to the American continent
Y la mata del peyón se destaca, se destaca la nación
And the peyon plant stands out, our nation stands out
Destaca la nación, destaca la nación
Our nation stands out, our nation stands out
Ay
Hey there
Linda sampuesana, vente para acá
Beautiful woman from Sampues, come here
Que el mundo te llama para parrandear
The world is calling you to party
Que el mundo te llama para parrandear
The world is calling you to party
Vamos a tejer un sombrero sampuesano
Let's weave a Sampuesan hat
Y lo vamos a vender al continente americano
And we'll sell it to the American continent
Y la mata del peyón se destaca, se destaca la nación
And the peyon plant stands out, our nation stands out
Destaca la nación, destaca la nación
Our nation stands out, our nation stands out
La cumbia sampuesana
The Sampuesan cumbia
La que baila con ganas
The one that dances with enthusiasm
La cumbia sampuesana
The Sampuesan cumbia
La que baila con ganas
The one that dances with enthusiasm
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
Written by: Calixto Antonio Ochoa Campo
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@rotten8764
SOY COLOMBIANO AMO NUESTRA CUMBIA LA MEJOR DEL MUNDO, Y SOLO CELSO LA SINTIO COMO UN COLOMBIANO MAS,ENTENDIO NUESTROS RITMOS, MAESTRO DEL ACORDION, RESPETO NUESTRO FOLKOR, NO DESDIBUJO NUESTRA CUMBIA, ANTES LA LLEVO POR EL MUNDO, HIZO LA CUMBIA REBAJADA,PERO SIN QUITAR SUS RAICES. NINGUN EXTRANJERO LO HIZO COMO EL,PERU,ECUADOR, ARGENTINA, METIERON OTROS INSTRUMENTOS Y DESDIBUJARON LA CUMBIA, NO SUENA MAL,PERO NO COMO LO HIZO CELSO, PARA MI EL FUE HASTA UN COLOMBIANO MAS,UN TIPO VIRTUOSO,INTELICENTE,GRANDE. Y LA CUMBIA GRACIAS A EL SE TOCO EN MEXICO,COMO EN COLOMBIA!! EL SE PREOCUPO POR INVESTIGAR,APRENDER Y ESCUCHO CUMBIA LEGITIMA COLOMBIANA. SU PARTIDA ME DOLIO, PERO ESCUCHO SU CUMBIA Y DIGO UFFF QUE PEDAZO DE COLOMBIANO ES ESTE MEXICANO!! DE COLOMBIA A MONTERREY Y DE CELSO PARA EL MUNDO. DESCANSA EN PAZ!! GRANDE UNICO Y CHINGON COMO DICEN MIS HERMANOS MEXICANOS!!
@user-ef4zh4wg9z
esta versión de cumbia es algo más moderna, le quitaron sus raíces. Si quizo mantener la escencia, debió no meter instrumentos que ni por acá se usan para hacer cumbia .
@jesusluna849
Qué orgullo que un mexicano intérprete tan bien y con tanto cariño la música de Colombia, haciéndola grande en su nación. Un abrazo desde Colombia.
@antnog1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngl5wCDw840
La rebajada.
@JorgeHernandez-fl6mo
Saludos cordiales desde Veracruz, México
@ivangamez6772
Saludos desde Monterrey, México
@charlybrown5223
Yo fui parte del servicio cuando le celebraron su cumpleaños a Don Gabriel García Márquez aquí en Mexico y en donde amenizó el maestro Celso Piña. Tanto que hasta Don Gabo sacó a relucir sus mejores pasos sacándole brillo a la pista a la par de las notas del acordeón de este gran artista!!!Dios los tenga en santa gloria a los dos!!!!
@mikewhites8348
Admiro a ambos
He leído cien años 4 veces y asocio a Celso con Gabo
Platica más sobre esa memorable ocasión...
@luisalbertomartines8731
Colombianisima esta melodia, sampuesana es el gentilicio femenino del municipio de Sampués fundado en noviembre de 1610, ubicado en el departamento de Sucre a unos 35 minutos de Sincelejo su capital; habitado por la tribu Zenú, de allí es tipico el sombrero Vueltiao que es uno de nuestras insignias culturales; pueblo dedicado a la orfebrería.
@ManuelHernandez-ot2ft
Hermoso Colombia 😘😘😘😘 saludos 🤠 desde el norte de México