Here is a snippet of "Castigala" from a 2003 concert in Los Angeles. Maraca will be in L.A. again with an amazing collective of Cuban musicians on Tuesday.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Maraca & the New Collective @ King-King Tuesday, Oct. 2
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Saturday, September 22, 2007
Danny Lozada is not Loco! Concert on Friday 9/28 at SOBs
Danny Lozada sang this anthem of the timba movement in Cuba with Charanga Habanera. He is now located in the US and he's conquering el mundo with his charisma, compositions and musical direction. "No Estamos Locos" means "We're not Crazy." Danny's will be playing at SOBs in Manhattan on September 29. Info: SOB's website + Danny Lozada's Myspace
Excerpt from "We're Not Crazy"
We're not crazy, we know what we want, live life like a dream that never ends, that you loose with time, and keep searching. We're not crazy, we know what we want, we're Cubans, we give our music with an eternal smile, we'll conquer the world.
Danny Lozada cantó este himno del movimiento de la timba en Cuba con Charanga Habanera. Él ahora se encuentra en la Yuma y esta en el proceso de conquistar el mundo con su voz carismática, composiciones y dirección musical.
Información: SOB's website + Danny Lozada's Myspace
No estamos locos, sabemos lo que queremos, vive la vida igual que si fuera un sueño pero que nunca termina, que se pierde con el tiempo, y buscaré. No estamos locos, sabemos lo que queremos, somos Cubanos, nuestra música daremos, con una eterna sonrisa, el mundo conquistaremos.
¿pero que loco por qué?
¿pero que loco de qué?
si lo que canto es lo que es
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Monday, September 17, 2007
Charanga is the Max
This is a fan response to recent commentary about La Charanga Habanera and singer Leoni. We agree that the Charanga es lo maximo and that Leonid Torres has a voice as strong as a Soviet Yak. Here is a snippet of the commentary in question on Timba Geeks .

Eso es una respuesta de una fanatica de la Charanga a los comentarios sobre la orquesta y el cantante Leoni. Estamos de acuerdo que la Charanga es lo maximo y que es verdad Leonid Torres tiene un voz tan fuerte como un Yak sovietico. Aqui se
puede leer un poco del comentario en Timba Geeks .
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
El Pikete Miami Style "Timba a Pogolotti"
Opening night of Makumba on Calle Ocho was a fiesta to remember. Manolin joined his former pikete for the second set. The club closed but El Pikete is making good on their promise to "fill Miami with timba". They'll fill the Yuma with timba on their upcoming tour to San Francisco.
DJ Melao + timba.com + El Pikete Myspace for info
Esto fue la noche de apertura de La Makumba ubicado en Calle Ocho. Se cerró el lugar hace un par de semanas pero El Pikete sigue cumpliendo su promesa de "llenar Miami con la timba". Ahora van a llenar al Yuma tambien con su gira y los conciertos en Rancho Grande.
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Sunday, September 2, 2007
Manolin el Medico sings Silvio Rodriguez
Manuel Hernández known as El Medico de la Salsa singing Historia de las sillas by Silvio Rodriguez. Silvio, a Cuban Nueva Trova singer and composer was just nominated for a Latin Grammy. Manuel Hernandez conocido como El Medico de la Salsa nos canta la canción Historia de las sillas por Silvio Rodriguez. Silvio es un compositor de Nuevo Trova y acaba de ser nominado para un Grammy Latino.
It's a good thing the Latin Grammies will be held in Las Vegas and not Miami this year!
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Saturday, September 1, 2007
A moment with Rolando Pérez Pérez
Here is a half minute with alto saxaphonist Rolando Pérez Pérez ex-NG La Banda, Cubanismo y Pachto Alonso. He died this year of medical complications. Starting in 2004 he performed at the Jazz Cafe as Pérez Pérez y su cuarteto. Stay Tuned for some video of Bill Wolfer of Mamborama making a guest appearance with the group. The singer is none other than Mr. Pintate los Labios Maria, Junio Romero, the Charanga Habanera trumpet player who is ready to go play at Blue Note in New York according to Pérez Pérez.
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