# José Barros — La Piragua

José Barros’s La Piragua (1969) is No. 4 in our Cumbia ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1969
- **On one list:** Cumbia
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [José Barros](https://waxonia.com/artist/jose-barros/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/jose-barros--la-piragua/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Cumbia](https://waxonia.com/genre/cumbia/)

A boat, a river and a man remembering both. Barros wrote it about the Magdalena, and it is the most literary lyric the form has.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Jos%C3%A9%20Barros%20La%20Piragua) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji_Wm_elSko)

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