“Though our base is cumbia and norteño, at the same time we’re not trying to stick to that older sound - we’re implementing an updated urbanized style, especially in the lyrics, to make something younger generations and the older generations can enjoy.” “We’re inspired by what we grew up listening to in our trucks - like Intocable, Duelo, La Firma,” says Solís. Despite having no major label deal nor a studio album to call their own, the band chased this success with two more Hot 100 entries in 2022: “Que Vuelvas” with Carín León, followed by “Bebe Dame” with Fuerza Regida. Upon circulating like wildfire on TikTok, “No Se Va” burned its way into the Billboard Hot 100. Grupo Frontera’s first hit was a cover of “No Se Va,” a 2018 hit by Colombian pop band Morat. “But we were looking to do something a little different by experimenting with pop and modern sounds,” says Peña. Grupo Frontera’s output is heavily informed by the cumbia and norteño sounds enjoyed by their elders - many of whom migrated from the neighboring Mexican states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. In time, they recruited 19-year-old Solís, whom they discovered singing and playing bajo quinto (a fifth bass) on TikTok. Made up of six young dudes from the Texas side of the RGV, the band that would become Grupo Frontera first convened in various bars and carne asadas in and around the town of Edinburg.

and accordionist-vocalist Juan Javier Cantú to talk about their rapid ascent. Times spoke with lead singer Adelaido “Payo” Solís III, percussionist Julián Peña Jr. Over a post-Coachella Zoom call, the L.A. This week, “Un x100to” officially topped the Global 200 Songs chart - the second regional Mexican song ever to do so, after sierreño act Eslabón Armado and the buzzy MC Peso Pluma topped the same chart last week. In April, the group made magic with Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, in their joint cumbia jam, “Un x100to” - which the band performed live on the Coachella main stage during the festival’s second weekend. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.

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