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 Sobre El Río
Celso Piña Lyrics
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El rebelde del acordeón, Celso Piña y su ronda Bogotá
Y desde Monterrey, una cumbia Colombiana
Para todo el mundo
Mira emociona y suena
Si ya agua ritmo lleva
Mientras aquel se menea
Aquel se menea
Y un saludo para todos mis seguidores
Sonidero nacional tarareando el compás
Salido del barrio ballenato freestyle
Sonidero nacional tarareando el compás
Salido del barrio meca Mexican, meca Mexican
El río y la cadencia buena
Sobre melodía sueña
Ella como gira y vuela
Mientras, aquel se menea
Aquel se menea, aquel se menea
Y para mi buen hermano Lalo y sus cuatro cuerdas mágicas
Y el Celso Piña
Aquí presente compa
Suena, suena y emociona
Nuestra, nuestra acordeona
Cumbia by de river
Sweet bless this you're the leader
Right no fighters
Word of jah believe it
Columbia te canto con la mano arriba
Cumbia reggae-sound alegrandote la vida
Chilling en la cima, suena nueva rima
Bailando en la campana con mi pana Celso Piña
Rubahada, cumbia fina
Bailando en la campana con mi pana Celso Piña
Voy a aprovechar para mandar saludar
A quien comenzó a bailar
Zarandeando el compás
Aprieto y sintonizar
Cuando comienza a soñar
Desde el río en la ciudad
Nunca deja de soñar
Suena, suena y emociona
Nuestra, nuestra acordeona
Suena, suena y emociona
Nuestra, nuestra acordeona, suena
The lyrics of "Cumbia Sobre El Río" by Celso Piña speak of the enduring appeal of cumbia music, a genre with roots in Colombia that has gained popularity throughout Latin America. The song references Celso Piña, a Mexican musician known as "El Rebelde del Acordeón" for his fusion of cumbia with other musical styles like rock and reggae. The song also mentions the "sonidero nacional," or national sound system culture that emerged in Mexico in the 1970s and 80s, where DJs would play cumbia and other Latin music on large, mobile sound systems in public spaces.
The lyrics describe the way cumbia music captivates listeners and makes them want to dance. The line "ella como gira y vuela mientras aquel se menea" (she spins and flies while the other moves) captures the way the music creates a sense of joyful abandon in dancers. The final lines of the song, which thank those who listen to and love cumbia music, show how the genre has become a unifying force across cultures and borders.
Overall, "Cumbia Sobre El Río" is a celebration of the power of music to bring people together, and of the enduring beauty and appeal of cumbia.
Line by Line Meaning
Y en el nuevo milenio, sigue cabalgando triunfante
Celso Piña, the rebel of accordion, continues to ride triumphantly in the new millennium
El rebelde del acordeón, Celso Piña y su ronda Bogotá
Celso Piña, the rebel of accordion, and his group from Bogota
Y desde Monterrey, una cumbia Colombiana
A Colombian cumbia from Monterrey for the whole world
Mira emociona y suena
It looks, excites and sounds
Si ya agua ritmo lleva
If you already have rhythm
Ella como gira y vuela
It spins and flies like her
Mientras aquel se menea
While he moves
Aquel se menea
He moves
Y un saludo para todos mis seguidores
And greetings to all my followers
Sonidero nacional tarareando el compás
National DJ humming the beat
Salido del barrio ballenato freestyle
Born from the freestyle ballenato neighborhood
Sonidero nacional tarareando el compás
National DJ humming the beat
Salido del barrio meca Mexican, meca Mexican
Born from the Mexican Meca neighborhood
El río y la cadencia buena
The river and the good cadence
Sobre melodía sueña
Sleeps over melody
Ella como gira y vuela
It spins and flies like her
Mientras, aquel se menea
While he moves
Aquel se menea, aquel se menea
He moves, he moves
Y para mi buen hermano Lalo y sus cuatro cuerdas mágicas
And for my good brother Lalo and his magical four strings
Y el Celso Piña
And Celso Piña
Aquí presente compa
Present here friend
Cumbia by de river
Cumbia by the river
Sweet bless this you're the leader
Sweet bless you, you're the leader
Right no fighters
No right fighters
Word of jah believe it
Believe it, word of Jah
Columbia te canto con la mano arriba
Columbia I sing to you with my hand up
Cumbia reggae-sound alegrandote la vida
Cumbia reggae-sound making your life joyful
Chilling en la cima, suena nueva rima
Chilling at the top, new rhyme sounds
Bailando en la campana con mi pana Celso Piña
Dancing in La Campana with my friend Celso Piña
Rubahada, cumbia fina
Sweeping, fine cumbia
Bailando en la campana con mi pana Celso Piña
Dancing in La Campana with my friend Celso Piña
Voy a aprovechar para mandar saludar
I will take advantage to greet
A quien comenzó a bailar
To those who began to dance
Zarandeando el compás
Shaking the beat
Aprieto y sintonizar
I squeeze and tune in
Cuando comienza a soñar
When it begins to dream
Desde el río en la ciudad
From the river in the city
Nunca deja de soñar
Never stops dreaming
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Gilardo Montoya Ortiz
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@EL_Gamer_Friki
siempre te recordaremos celso. quien diria que el año pasado , pude ir a
uno de tus conciertos y conocerte. :C , fuiste mi adolecencia y adultez y aun sigo escuchandote. en memoria de celso piña
@ramonnava7382
Gamer no sabía que te gustaba Celso piña, pero pues Celso piña por siempre!!!
@munramuniz5788
Ahuevo
@anthonyadanis3621
Grande crack
@carlosm3846
RIP Blanquito tambien ;(
@jfelix926
Años escuchando este tema y nunca había notado tu comentario gamer, tu fuiste parte de mi adolescencia, muchas gracias por los ratos de entretenimiento y sabiduría que haz brindado
@orlandoordenes4568
Cumbia!!! De la más purita y sin cortar!!! Desde Argentina los abrazo hermanos mexicanos y colombianos!!! TENEMOS LA MISMA SANGRE LATINA!!!!!
@hilariacastillo4207
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@alanmendoza2547
Claro que sí hermano saludos y bendiciones
@Qu33Nsty13
Saludos hermanos❤