From Louisville to Elgin,

No rest for Timba.com's Chicago team. We took in three bands in three cities, and all were worth it:

For Cosa Seria, an exciting band based in Louisville, KY, click here

For Charangueo, Chicago's new Charanga ensemble, click here

For Tiempo Libre's appearance with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, click here

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Tuesday, 09 October 2012, 04:21 PM

One of our favorite US-based bands, Tiempo Libre, returns to the Midwest on October 20th, 2012 at 8pm in Elgin, Illinois for a performance with the Elgin Symphony plus a separate TImba dance set by themselves. It looks like this may be as close as they get to Chicago this fall, so catch them while you can! Click here for their webpage for the event!

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Sunday, 07 October 2012, 04:27 PM

The Chicago Metro area had two exciting events this past weekend:

For Bill Tilford's review and photos of Arturo Sandoval's concert at Viper Alley, click here.

For special guest photographer Joshua Bennett's wonderful photos of the Septeto Nacional de Cuba concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, click here.

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Wednesday, 03 October 2012, 12:27 AM

Legendary percussionist Jose Luis Quintana (aka "Changuito") will be in the Los Angeles, California area from October 6-12 for a combination of classes and performances. including a guest appearance with the Haakon Graf All-Stars at The Baked Potato on Thursday, October 11. For more information including the full schedule, visit the following:
1. In Facebook: Log in to visit the page for Legendary Master Cuban Percussionist "Changuito" in Los Angeles!
2. On the Web: Lucumiyque.com

As of this posting, some of the classes have already been filled, and some extra sessions have been added.
For those of you who are quite young, Changuito is, quite simply, one of the most important figures in modern Cuban percussion - here's Michelle's short profile.

Reminder: Arturo Sandoval's US Tour begins Friday, October 5 at 8PM at the Viper Alley in Lincolnshire, Illinois. This comes on the heels of his 5 recent Latin GRAMMY nominations, four of which are for Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) and one for Tango Como Yo Te Siento. The following video includes some comments about Dear Diz by Arturo as well as some audio samples from the recording.
Click Here For More Details about the Viper Alley Performance October 5
Click Here For The Complete Tour Schedule