Although there were no victories for Timba this year, there was some progress in gaining recognition for our music.  Bill Tilford explains why here.

Aunque no hubo victorias para la Timba este año, hubo algún progreso en el reconocimiento de nuestra música,  Bill Tilford te lo explica aquí.

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     Havana d'Primera's Fall U. S. Tour opened at LA's Conga Room on November 15th and drew a crowd estimated at 500 for a knockout concert with a different bongosero and the premiere of the new song Mi  Bailarina . A live video clip of the song can be found in the November 9 post on the  Havana Buzz Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/HavanaBuzz?filter=1

    We haven't heard any feedback yet regarding the Oregon and Washington concerts, but next up on the calendar is Tuesday night, Nov. 20, at Don Quixote's International Music Hall in Felton (Santa Cruz County) at 6275 Hwy 9, Felton, CA:  http://www.donquixotesmusic.info/
Doors open at 7:30pm and the cost is $20.00 in advance ($23.00 at the door) for the whole night!

     Later, on Saturday, November 24, Yoshi's will host two shows in San Francisco:
http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/jazzclub/artist/show/2620

     The East Coast gets a taste the following week with Miami on the 25th, NYC on the 28th and 29th, and North Bergen, NJ on December 1.

    We would be including a review of HdP's fantastic new album, Pasaporte , but we have received word that it has been removed from on-line distribution in order to substitute two tracks before redistributing.   This means that those of you already in possession of the original will have a collectors' item eventually.  We'll do a full review when the new version is available including a comparison of the original version and the revised one.

     Have you attended any of these concerts?  Tell us what you thought!  There are two ways to do this:  You can leave a comment on this blog (see the lower left hand corner of this post) or go to our Forums page and start a thread. 

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On the eve of their national tour, Buena Fe has released the video "Pablo" from the film of the same name. It was shot on location in Camagüey. The tour begins tomorrow in Santa Clara and for the month of November the band will be heading to Eastern Cuba for 10 concerts, including free concerts in Holguín, Guantanamo and Santiago de Cuba, where the people are still recovering from the severe damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. The band will also perfrom at the Festival Aragua in Maracay, Venezuela on December 2nd and will then return to complete the national tour which will end on December 20th on the steps of the University of Havana as part of the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the University Student Federation (FEU). 

During the tour, Buena Fe will be presenting songs from their new CD, "Dial". For more information about the video, the new CD and the tour, check out the interview with Israel Rojas at Suena Cubano. Follow them at Buena Fe (Página Oficial) on Facebook.

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Uff cayó la bomba!!!  Pinch us we are dreaming ... a historic TIMBA double-header at S.O.B.s in New York with Alexander Abreu and Havana D' Primera AND David Calzado y la Charanga Habanera. Yes....BOTH bands will perform BOTH nights November 28 & 29.

Now, la pregunta de los 64 mil chavitos....who will open for who (quien le abrirá a quien) ???? Please leave us a message in out guestbook area (déjanos un mensaje en el area de Saludos). Havana D'Primera will be a tough act to follow so we'll see.... UFFFF. 

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S.O.B.s  --  200 Varick Street  New York, NY 10014  --  (212) 243-4940

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