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Tiempo Libre
Friday, November 13, 2009, 8:00PM
Bankhead Theater
LVPAC Presents
Tiempo Libre, meaning Free Time, is one the hottest young Latin bands today and is the first authentic all-Cuban timba band in the United States. Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs and dance venues, the members of the Miami-based band are true modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba. A hit in the U.S. and abroad, the group is also celebrated for its incendiary, joyful performances of “timba,” an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive rhythms of “son.” CNN.com says that “…these musicians are firming up a distinctive voice of the Cuban diaspora, and it’s inevitably exuberant” and “surging with determination…”
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