Kumbia Boruka is a Lyon band led by Mexican accordionist Hernán Cortés, from Monterrey, who trained with cumbia master Celso Piña and toured with him as his percussionist, and by singer Bob Sikou, who comes from the reggae scene. Their set mixes original songs with 1960s Colombian cumbia classics, played the way they are danced in Monterrey.
The eight musicians, from Mexico, Chile, Argentina and France, have played more than 400 concerts across Europe and released three albums, La Vida se Vive, El Remedio and Santa Suerte (2023). They also feature on Putumayo’s Fiesta Latina compilation.
They played Les Mouillotins in 2021, at the 19th edition.
