Timba

Timba is the Cuban variant of salsa music, and is often understood to be a sub-category of salsa. However, the historical development of timba has been quite independent of the development of salsa in the United States and Puerto Rico and the music has its own trademark aspects.

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Though as in salsa the roots of timba go back to the son montuno, it has incorporated several different styles and genres, including classical music, nueva trova, latin jazz, disco, funk and hip hop. The main precursors of timba are three bands: Los Van Van, Irakere (both in the 1970s) and NG La Banda (1980s), though many other bands (eg. Son 14, Original de Manzanillo, Orquesta Rev?) were influential in setting new standards.

Cuba: The Republic of Cuba consists of the island of Cuba (the largest of the Greater Antilles), the Isle of Youth and various adjacent small islands. The name of the island is derived from the Taino word "cubanac?n", meaning a central place. It is located in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of t...

Salsa music: Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Caribbean and Latin genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad; the style is the primary music played at Latin danceclubs and is the "essential pulse of Latin music", according to author Ed Morales . Salsa incoporates multiple styl...

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