The stars and planets have converged with coast to coast Cuban music concerts from A-list artists. The Havana D' Primera US Tour has gained momentum and the buzz is increasing interest in all the upcoming Timba shows. Read below for a Hurricane Sandy Update...

We begin the list with Alexander Abreu & Havana D' Primera and all their new shows...

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UPADTE 2 Havana D' Primera will perform a (both nights - Nov 28 & 29) double-header (same night) at S.O.B.s with David Calzado y la Charagna Habanera! 
UPDATE !! Due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast the Havana D' Primera shows will be rescheduled to Wednesday, November 28th and Thursday, November 29th. More news as it becomes available. 
November 15, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA - Conga Room (now the first show of the tour)
November 16, 2012 - Portland, Oregon - The Conga Club
November 17, 2012 - Seattle, Washington - Club Sur
November 20, 2012 - Santa Cruz, CA - Don Quixote's International Music Hall
November 24, 2012 - San Francisco, CA - Yoshi's 8:00pm & 10:00pm
November 25, 2012 - Miami, FL. - The Place (new website for The Place here)For all Havana D' Primera US Tour 20122 tickets call toll free +1.888.584.3070

Next we have shows for David Calzado y su Charanga Habanera...
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November 21, 2012 - Miami, FL. - La Covacha
November 28, 2012 - NYC - SOBs with Havana D'Primera (double-header)
November 29, 2012 - NYC - SOBs with Havana D'Primera (double-header)
November 30, 2012 - Washington, D.C. - Diamond Lounge
December 8, 2012 - Orlando, FL. - Centro Borinqueño
December 12, 2012 - Ft Lauderdale, FL. - Café Iguana
December 15, 2012 - Naples, FL. - Dimension Club
December 16, 2012 - Tampa, FL.- Whiskey Club
December 19, 2012 - Las Vegas, NV. - Hard Rock Café
December 22, 2012 - Miami, FL. - Aché

And also Gente De Zona....

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November 3, 2012 - Miami, FL. - La Covacha
November 4, 2012 - Miami, FL. - Latin Grammy Street Party
November 7, 2012 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL. - Café Iguana
November 11, 2012 - Tampa, FL. - Whiskey North
November 17, 2012 - New Jersey - Shaunzen Park
December 7, 2012 - Miami, FL. - Mansion

And finally the upcoming Cuban music festival in Miami featuring Issac Delgado, Manolín el Médico, Tiempo Libre, Timbalive and now Mayito Rivera !!

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Wednesday, November 21 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami
For tickets call 305.209.0055

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Hector Silveira and his Orchestra gave Chicago a much-needed Timba/Rumba/Son performance last Saturday.  For the concert review and photo gallery, click here. 

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New Van Van "Conga Tour"  featuring Mandy Cantero on lead vocals

I've decided to start sharing some of my favorite videos here at Timba.com, not just at Facebook. So let me start with El Tren, La Maquinaria, whatever you want to call them, Juan Formell & Los Van Van are back with an estreno 2012 and I am in love again! This song makes me crazy to hit the dance floor immediately!  It's another song with Mandy Cantero, the newest Van Van, on lead and despite the name it is not a conga. It is timba, baby, timba. Enjoy, and stay tuned for more of my favorite videos!

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Tonight is the long awaited and slightly delayed anniversary party for Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor at Casa de la Música Galiano. The band's eight year anniversary passed in October, but the official party was pushed back until November. As they say, No hay mal que por bien no venga and in this case Maykel is combining the the anniversary party with promotion for the new CD "A toda máquina". If you have signed up for newsletters from their web page, you already know that the CD consist of 13 tracks, including "El songo de todos" with the participation of many of the most popular young singers in Cuba today: El Noro, Christian and Rey Alonso, Emilio Frias "El Niño ", Ailyn, as well as Salsa Mayor singers Yasser, Yordis and Alexis David. Maykel Blanco y Salsa Mayor continue to be one of the most popular young bands in Cuba and one of the bright spots on the timba horizon. The CD should be released by Planet Records in December making it the holiday gift of 2012 for all the timberos on your list!

Track List: 
Son estos
El artista soy yo
Tremenda pinta
Anda por la calle
Tú no eres mi amigo
El songo de todos
Bembé
Un kilo
Pa' que se te quite
Hazte la que no me ves
La figura

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