Frente Cumbiero is a Colombian band from Bogotá, formed in 2006 by songwriter and producer Mario Galeano Toro, who also leads the projects Ondatrópica and Los Pirañas. The group fuses traditional cumbia and porro from Colombia's Caribbean coast with dub, electronics and jazz, performing live as a quartet with horns, percussion and electronic sounds. They have collaborated with artists such as Mad Professor, the Kronos Quartet and Japan's Minyo Crusaders, and release music through the Spanish label Vampisoul.
The band plays at the Oslo World festival in Norway on October 28, 2026 at Nasjonal Jazzscene.
Frente Cumbiero released the album 'Inconcreto & Asociados' and launched a world tour, which started with 15 concerts in the USA.
The band played concerts in Germany, including in Hamburg and Berlin, as part of their European tour.
Frente Cumbiero performed at Festival Cordillera in Bogotá in September 2025.
