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The Timba specialists
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The Timba specialists
Origens and Roots
RUMBA
Origens Ports of Matanzas and Habana, Cuba in the mid-19th century
NOTE: This is not the 'Rumba' from the Cuban/Latin ballroom dance syllabus which have it all wrong. What they dance is actually a very stylized Bolero/Son if they can get the music that goes with it right. How did this ballroom dance got its name wrong? It must have been a dance instructor in the USA who started teaching this way after getting back from a trip to Cuba. This typical process of assimilation into Ballroom dances also happened to other international latin dances (Mambo, Pasodoble, Samba, Tango and Cha cha cha) and what is happing to Salsa. With progress in the latin countries, professional international instructors and the internet we now know better, however, their federations continue with their unchanged standards. SAD in our opinion.
Music
Roots Rhythmic patterns are from two secular Bantu dances: Yuka and Makuta and the musical traditions of Spain
Styles Columbia, Guaguanco, Yambu
Ensemble Conjunto de rumba
Instruments 3 drums (Tumadora, Seguidor and quinto), palitos, cajones, and claves
Vocals Leader and chorus
Dance
Styles Columbia (male solo dancer only)
Guaguanco (couples)
Yambu (couples)
and various rumbas mimeticas
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPqWwldJHI0&feature=related
Origens Ports of Matanzas and Habana, Cuba in the mid-19th century
NOTE: This is not the 'Rumba' from the Cuban/Latin ballroom dance syllabus which have it all wrong. What they dance is actually a very stylized Bolero/Son if they can get the music that goes with it right. How did this ballroom dance got its name wrong? It must have been a dance instructor in the USA who started teaching this way after getting back from a trip to Cuba. This typical process of assimilation into Ballroom dances also happened to other international latin dances (Mambo, Pasodoble, Samba, Tango and Cha cha cha) and what is happing to Salsa. With progress in the latin countries, professional international instructors and the internet we now know better, however, their federations continue with their unchanged standards. SAD in our opinion.
Music
Roots Rhythmic patterns are from two secular Bantu dances: Yuka and Makuta and the musical traditions of Spain
Styles Columbia, Guaguanco, Yambu
Ensemble Conjunto de rumba
Instruments 3 drums (Tumadora, Seguidor and quinto), palitos, cajones, and claves
Vocals Leader and chorus
Dance
Styles Columbia (male solo dancer only)
Guaguanco (couples)
Yambu (couples)
and various rumbas mimeticas
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPqWwldJHI0&feature=related
SON
Generic term of a family of Cuban country music and a style within this family
Origens Guantanamo and Baracoa, Cuba in the 19th century. It reached Havana in 1910's
Music
Roots Guajiro music a mix from Bantu and Arara, Africa, Tumba Francesa - (Haiti, France) and
Spain (Andalucia, Canary Islands, Castilla and Galicia) and the sonority of Taino indigenous hands instruments
Syles Depends on the ensamble and instruments: Nengon, Kiriba, Changui, and various Son Montuno styles.
The most worldwide acceptance/diffusion of the Son Montuno is Salsa
Ensemble Trio, Bunga, Conjunto, Charanga and Orquesta
Instruments Bongo, maracas, claves, guiro/guayo, marimbula (later replaced by the bajo/bass guitarr),
tres (later replaced by the piano), tumbadoras, pailas (timbales), cajon, and trumpet
Dance
Roots Areito, Danza Cubana, Danzon.
Cuban group dances like contradanza and danzonete later influence the development of
Ruedas de Casino at the Casino in Havana in the 1940's-50's
Styles Son
Casino
Ruedas de Casino
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsKQalDu4VU&feature=related
Generic term of a family of Cuban country music and a style within this family
Origens Guantanamo and Baracoa, Cuba in the 19th century. It reached Havana in 1910's
Music
Roots Guajiro music a mix from Bantu and Arara, Africa, Tumba Francesa - (Haiti, France) and
Spain (Andalucia, Canary Islands, Castilla and Galicia) and the sonority of Taino indigenous hands instruments
Syles Depends on the ensamble and instruments: Nengon, Kiriba, Changui, and various Son Montuno styles.
The most worldwide acceptance/diffusion of the Son Montuno is Salsa
Ensemble Trio, Bunga, Conjunto, Charanga and Orquesta
Instruments Bongo, maracas, claves, guiro/guayo, marimbula (later replaced by the bajo/bass guitarr),
tres (later replaced by the piano), tumbadoras, pailas (timbales), cajon, and trumpet
Dance
Roots Areito, Danza Cubana, Danzon.
Cuban group dances like contradanza and danzonete later influence the development of
Ruedas de Casino at the Casino in Havana in the 1940's-50's
Styles Son
Casino
Ruedas de Casino
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsKQalDu4VU&feature=related
SALSA
Origens New York, where local hispanic back up musicians learned Cuban music for touring Cuban bands/ artists.
In the 1960's and due to the revolution, Cubans musicians and artists from the island stopped touring
the US. Cuban records and music were no longer available or marketted. Local New York musicians started
playing this style of Son. The void was also filled with bands from Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela
Music
Roots Son with Jazz influence with the sonority of trombones and timbales, with repetitive cowbell
Styles Salsa romantica
Colombian
Venezuelan
There are many comercial terms promoters and Djs use: Salsa Brava, Salsa Dura, Salsa Agresiva,
Salsa Clasica, Vintage Salsa. They are all creative marketing inventions
Ensemble Conjunto and Orquesta
Instruments Piano, base, tumbadoras, bongoes, pailas (timbales in US), cowbell, bongos and trombones and or trumpets
Dance
Roots Son, Mambo. US dancers started using hand turns date in the 90's. Ruedas came later.
The funny afeminate ballroom hand and feet styling are a recent addition
Styles Casino (Miami, Cuba, Mexio, Europe)
Ruedas de Casino (Miami, Cuba and Europe)
New York
L.A
Colombia
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPtPag7U_dY
Origens New York, where local hispanic back up musicians learned Cuban music for touring Cuban bands/ artists.
In the 1960's and due to the revolution, Cubans musicians and artists from the island stopped touring
the US. Cuban records and music were no longer available or marketted. Local New York musicians started
playing this style of Son. The void was also filled with bands from Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela
Music
Roots Son with Jazz influence with the sonority of trombones and timbales, with repetitive cowbell
Styles Salsa romantica
Colombian
Venezuelan
There are many comercial terms promoters and Djs use: Salsa Brava, Salsa Dura, Salsa Agresiva,
Salsa Clasica, Vintage Salsa. They are all creative marketing inventions
Ensemble Conjunto and Orquesta
Instruments Piano, base, tumbadoras, bongoes, pailas (timbales in US), cowbell, bongos and trombones and or trumpets
Dance
Roots Son, Mambo. US dancers started using hand turns date in the 90's. Ruedas came later.
The funny afeminate ballroom hand and feet styling are a recent addition
Styles Casino (Miami, Cuba, Mexio, Europe)
Ruedas de Casino (Miami, Cuba and Europe)
New York
L.A
Colombia
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPtPag7U_dY
Timba
Origen Cuban music schools by highly trained musicians many from black neighborhoods in 1993.
Jose Luis Cortez and the musicians of NG La Banda started this genera. The term Timba was used later
Music
Roots Fusion of Son and Rumba, with strong influence from Jazz, Soul, Rap and Hip Hop
Styles Slower or faster unnamed styles depending on the degree of fusion
Ensemble Orquesta
Instruments Electric piano, keyboard, bass, drum set, tumbadoras, minor percussion, trumpet, and/or trombone,
and or saxophone, electric guitarr. At least 3 vocalists
Dance
Styles Solo
Lines
Casino
and Rueda de Casino
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2orCCuHIbs&feature=fvsr
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yVO0lHlixA&feature=related
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBktrYd7Ae8
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUfjcL10_0
Cubaton
Origens La Habana 2000's
Music
Roots Reggaeton originally from Panama and Timba fusion
Ensemble Group with DJ
Instruments Guitarr, Bass, Drumset, Tumbadoras and Mixing DJ deck
Dance
Styles Solo
Free style
Line dance
Casino (Europe and Mexico) and
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vp03yGSmts
Origen Cuban music schools by highly trained musicians many from black neighborhoods in 1993.
Jose Luis Cortez and the musicians of NG La Banda started this genera. The term Timba was used later
Music
Roots Fusion of Son and Rumba, with strong influence from Jazz, Soul, Rap and Hip Hop
Styles Slower or faster unnamed styles depending on the degree of fusion
Ensemble Orquesta
Instruments Electric piano, keyboard, bass, drum set, tumbadoras, minor percussion, trumpet, and/or trombone,
and or saxophone, electric guitarr. At least 3 vocalists
Dance
Styles Solo
Lines
Casino
and Rueda de Casino
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2orCCuHIbs&feature=fvsr
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yVO0lHlixA&feature=related
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBktrYd7Ae8
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUfjcL10_0
Cubaton
Origens La Habana 2000's
Music
Roots Reggaeton originally from Panama and Timba fusion
Ensemble Group with DJ
Instruments Guitarr, Bass, Drumset, Tumbadoras and Mixing DJ deck
Dance
Styles Solo
Free style
Line dance
Casino (Europe and Mexico) and
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vp03yGSmts
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