Timba In New York, New York

From an article on Carlos Manuel at SOB's

La realidad es que los bailadores de Nueva York están acostumbrados a la salsa, a marcar el paso, y los cambios de clave de la timba les interrumpen el paso. Ninguna de las orquestas de timba que se han presentado en la Gran Manzana —Charanga Habanera, Paulito y su Élite, Manolito y su Trabuco— han pegado.

This sounds like a good description of Toronto five years ago, before the promoters, dance teachers and local musicians started organizing and working together to promote Cuban timba music and Cuban dance. Salsa still rules this town, but at least there is a space for Cuban music and a market that can be catered to.

It must be really difficult to promote Cuban music in the epicentre of Boricua/New Yorkino culture.

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[DM]

In Calgary, it's Cumbia that rules here... Hmm.

DM