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Celso Piña (Born 6 April 1953 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México) is a notable singer, composer and accordionist. In 2002, Pina was nominated for two Awards: “Best Contemporary Tropical Album” and “Best New Artist From the North” as well as for “Best Alternative Artist” by the MTV Latino Awards. He is also know by the nicknames: El Rebelde del Acordeón and Cacique de la Campana.

He’s an player and singer who has risen to be one of the most notable figures in music. Cumbia has it’s origins in Colombia’s African and indigenous populations but has since spread to be one of the most universal Latin American genres. Celso Piña is a pioneer in mixing or blending a tropical base with popular genres from Norteño to , Ska, Reggae, Rap, Hip Hop, and R&B.

Celso’s album Barrio Bravo, which includes collaborations with other popular Latin musicans of various genres, produced the mega crossover hit Cumbia Sobre El Rio. He made a special appearance on the track Sufran Con Lo Que Yo Gozo by Gloria Trevi. He also played with the likes of: Lila Downs, Control Machete, El Gran Silencio, Los Humildes, Julieta Venegas, Blanquito Man and Sargento García.

But it was in the year 1980 when Celso Piña bought his first accordion to enter the world of music, with long hours of trial and effort, in the popular suburb Independencia, south of the city of Monterrey. In this area there was a very well know cumbia called Mi Colonia Independencia.
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