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Happy International Women's Day!
Today is International Women's Day, so here's a shout out to all of the women in the music, past and present, especially Orquesta Anacaona, Cuba's all-female band that is still going strong after 80 years with a new generation of performers:
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Los Hermanos Arango and Habana Sax in the US!
Coming Soon: Interactivo
Three phenomenal groups from Cuba are performing in the US in short order:
Los Hermanos Arango are at the Berklee Performance Center at 8:15 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 21. Can't get there? No worries, the performance will be carried by a live video stream! Here is this link for the live stream::
http://goo.gl/Yyp9V
Next up: Habana Sax, which is scheduled to perform in Miami at the Art of Freedom/La Cueva Azul, 1388 SW 8th St., Miami FL on Friday, 24 February and Saturday, 25 February. Call the venue for performance times at (305)-857-9848.
Finally, Interactivo is scheduled for a concert in Miami Beach on Sunday, 1 April at 7PM at the North Beach Band Shell (Collins and 73rd St., Miami Beach.). For more details, click continue reading to see the official flyer or see the Fundarte announcement a http://goo.gl/xtZjJ
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Timba and The United States, Part I: The Globalization of Timba
by Bill Tilford
(La Timba y Los Estados Unidos, Parte I: La Globalización de La Timba)
This is Part I of a series of articles about the status of Timba in the United States, covering both international and U.S.-based groups. para leer este artículo en español oprima aquí
(Photo by Tom Ehrlich)
The genre called Timba, like Jazz, has been declared dead by some music critics more than once over the past several years. Like Jazz, it is very much alive, but our favorite tropical genre does face some of the same challenges for a variety of reasons. These articles will examine those reasons in depth and discuss some possible ways that the community of musicians and supporters of the music might help address some of these. We will be covering several topics over time, including the music press, radio, audience tastes, financial risks and other related issues.
The first thing that we need to do is point out that while Timba was born in Cuba, and Cuba remains its epicenter, the genre has also become a truly international movement for three reasons:
• Over the last couple of decades, it has developed an international fan base. In addition to Cuba, Timba music is now (thanks to both recordings and extensive live tours) popular throughout several Latin American countries, much of Europe, parts of Asia and Africa, and it has a fan base in North America as well.
• Some Cuban musicians that play Timba reside all or part of the time in other countries, and they have introduced the music to both new musicians and new listeners.
• Musical groups that play Timba have been formed in several countries. In some cases, these groups play very high-quality music music of high caliber at a very sophisticated level. Just a few of the examples are Mayimbe in Peru; Calle Real, La Tremenda, Gilito y su Clave, La Jugada and Soneros All Stars in Sweden; Monica y su M.P. in France; Pan Con Timba and Doble Jugada in the Netherlands; Contrabando in Belgium; Grupo Danson in Denmark; Jose Torres y Salsa Tropical in Poland, and El Zorro in Switzerland. Within the United States, Tiempo Libre, Timbalive and the Pedrito Martinez group play Timba. Some bands such as Rumbankete now play both Timba and Salsa.
What does all of this mean? For openers, after almost two decades, we can safely say that Timba is an established genre rather than a passing fad, and it has a truly global listening audience, as well as a truly global musical community that plays and enjoys the material. These are important points to remember as we examine the status of Timba within the United States.
Next: Timba’s Initial Reception in the United States
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New Ernán López-Nussa Trio Project
Video Clips of 'Sacrilegios' Available on You Tube
Sr. Rolando Montes de Oca, who manages Ernán López-Nussa's tours, has posted videos from a new recording, Sacrilegios, on his You Tube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/montesmanagement
This project is a very nice melding of classical and Cuban musical forms. Here's a taste:
His channel is worth checking out for more videos of Ernán and some other artists as well.
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