http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqDysUq-gScYesterday, when Prof. Hutchinson laughed at an artist named Pee-Wee it reminded me of the Kumbia Kings! (They had a member named Pee-Wee.) I remember listening to a lot of them growing up. Selena's (I'm sure you've all heard of her) brother and widowed husband actually got this group together. They play yet another form of cumbia, Mexican cumbia. I love this song! I've also attached a little bio on them. They broke up a few years back but claim they are getting back together soon. That would really excite me :)
"
Kumbia Kings was a
Latin Grammy-winning
Mexican cumbia group from
Corpus Christi, Texas created by
A.B. Quintanilla. Their music encompasses the styles of
cumbia (hence their name),
hip hop and
R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. The band's producers from the beginning have been
A.B. Quintanilla III and
Cruz Martínez. A.B. Quintanilla is also known as the brother of the late "Queen of
Tejano",
Selena. A.B. played bass guitar for the group, while Cruz, husband of international artist
Alicia Villarreal, played keyboards. Both co-wrote songs for the Kumbia Kings. Though the group has gone through a revolving door of members in recent years amid controversy and finger-pointing, and the Kumbia Kings of today are vastly different than what originated in
Corpus Christi, Texas over 8 years ago, A.B. and Cruz were always the soul of the group. Gone are original members
Frankie J and
DJ Kane both who have gone on to significant success as solo artists, as well as the group
K1 (Kingz One), a collaboration of former Kumbia Kings members who have defected from the group for reason of "internal dissention". Unfortunately,
A.B. Quintanilla,
Irvin "Pee Wee" Salinas, as well as Selena's widower
Chris Pérez, also decided to leave the group due to that same "internal dissention".
Cruz Martínez kept Los Kumbia Kings but changed the name to Los Super Reyes for legal issues. In October 2009, A.B. Quintanilla and Cruz Martínez have solved their differences, and announced that the Kumbia Kings will reunite for a series of concerts lasting from late 2009 through early 2010."