Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It all started with a coat hanger: “If they catch you, you have to pay,” says Jorge ...

In 1960, New York became the melting pot for Afro-Cuban rhythms by default. Cut off from La Habana, La Gran Manzana became the birthplace of salsa. Meanwhile, far from stagnating, Cubans behind the ...

Question: What do you get if you mix contemporary Cuban music with jazz? A relatively new genre called timba, says Jorge Gómez, the pianist and director of Tiempo Libre, a timba group he started in ...

It’s not easy for them, but the members of Tiempo Libre are learning to control their energy. The seven-piece Miami band of Cuban expats pride themselves on the rhythmic explosiveness of their timba ...

My love for my roots and subsequent displays of Cubaneo are no secret. Cuban culture is a beautiful thing, and despite the stranglehold of a 50-year dictatorship, nowhere has it shone more than in ...

I try not to be too biased when it comes to Latin music. But it’s hard to stay impartial when you’re Cuban. After all, we’re talking about one tiny island responsible for so many ass-shaking styles of ...

Tiempo Libre is on a mission to share Cuba’s musical heritage with the world — one timba dance party at a time. Hailed as the first U.S.-based timba band, Tiempo Libre plays the traditional Cuban ...

Timba makes Timber a star. Dear God, it was everywhere in 2006. That song, those garish synth slaps, that declaration: “I’m bringing sexy back.” Back from where? Where did sexy go? Did people stop ...

Seldom does an interview begin with an exchange of screaming. Hello ... JORGE ... Can you hear me? WHERE ARE YOU? With the background din distorting his answer, Jorge ...

Taco Tuesday never had it so good. Experience the extra spice of salsa dancing and more when Latin Dance with DJ Vito takes over PLAY Eugene Jan. 7. Besides the sensual movements of Cuban salsa, DJ ...

What Southern Californians should know about the war of words between the US and North Korea Verbal sparring between the leaders of the U.S. and North Korea has escalated this week. Rhetoric began to ...