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Decades: 2000's

The Kumbia All Starz were born of the schism between bandleader A.B. Quintanilla III and bandmate Cruz Martinez that split the genre-defining group Los Kumbia Kings. Quintanilla and Martinez first worked together backing up tejano queen Selena, sister to Quintanilla and a crossover vocalist who introduced tejano music into America's mainstream. Four years after Selena's tragic death in 1995, Los Kumbia Kings emerged, with repertoire written by Martinez and Quintanilla on their debut record, Amor, Familia y ... Read More