Ivan Cuesta

Inspired with the rhythms of vellenato, an accordion and percussion design of dance music that mixes Spanish, African and Indian affects, Colombia-born vocalist and accordion player, Ivan Cuesta shaped the tradition-rooted group, Ivan Cuesta And His Baltimore Vallenatos soon after shifting to Baltimore, Maryland in 1976. Even though six-piece group, that is sometimes billed as Ivan Cuesta Y Sus Vallenatos provides increasingly added brand-new affects, including Tex-Mex and Zydeco, they stay deeply entrenched in traditional north Colombian dance music.