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Contents 1 Name origin 2 Pictures 3 Typical clave directions 4 Stylistic aspects 5 songs as examples?

[edit] Name origin

Hearing some of Timba I cannot help but think it is related to "Timberland", see, eg. Timbaland. So "timber" could be the origin of the word. Is it correct? Mikkalai 20:25, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

According to my dictionary, the Spanish word timba means "game", as in gambling. The word also relates to the terms timbal (the Cuban drums used in this style, but also others like salsa, danzón etc.), and also to the Cubanismo timbero, referring to the lead drummer in a rumba group, playing the quinto.

On salsacrazy.com, Chuy Varela states that "Timba describes a certain feeling, vibe and is used as an umbrella term to define some new dynamics in Cuban music."

Some say that Los Van Van invented the name, but the word was definitely around way before.

Tobias Dammers 07:03, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Yes, timba refers back to "feeling, vibe" as in "tremenda timba!". It doesn't refer to the timbales. The quinto player is a timbero but I think that's because in order to play the quinto you need a fair amount of timba. Timba is also a food (guava bread) and a barrio of Havana.

The French version says it comes from Cuban slang for "new". Get-back-world-respect 00:51, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Someone changed "guía-coro" to "coro-pregón". I'm not 100% sure about the difference, and if coro-pregón is the more correct term or what. "Pregón" is an old word and in Cuba (I don't know elsewhere) it's mostly used for people selling things in the streets, announcing their merchandise. "Guía" refers to the specific "improvisations" which the soloist sings (thus 1st, 2nd, 3rd guía, etc.) Anybody know? kash It could well be me long time ago. Coro-pregon was an article, while guía-coro is was not even a redirect. I am not that fluent in Spanish, so I decided to be on the sage side. Now I see it includes the term "guia", so if you feel "guia" matches Cuba better, please replace. mikka (t) 01:06, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

"Timba" as a musical genre was first described by Jose Luis Cortez, the musical director of NG La Banda, a well renowned cuban timba band, around 1989-1990. Although, Jose Luis Cortez was the first to call it Timba, it was the many years of cuban bands' contributions reflecting the evolution of cuban music. Kevin Moore of Timba.com ( http://www.timba.com/artists/nglabanda/index.asp ) has a comprehensive description of how Timba came about. The relationship to Timberland, although a creative thought, is not real: User: Armando Salazar 18:22, 15 Apr 2006 (EST)

[edit] Pictures

I noticed there are no pictures. Anyone want to change this?

[edit] Typical clave directions

Tdammers on July 18, 2006 added that Salsa typically had a 2-3 son clave, and Timba a 3-2 rumba clave. This was changed on October 19, 2006 to 3-2 son clave and 2-3 rumba clave. From my listening experience, Tdammers was right. Those that agree, please change back. Those that don't, please elucidate. --91.32.26.39 09:32, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Timba frequently uses rumba clave, but that is just the tip of the rumba iceberg. The general influence of rumba as a musical style and as an attitude is huge in timba. In the History section, "latin jazz, disco, funk and hip hop" are mentioned as influences of timba, but I venture to say that in the 70s when these styles materialized, they were equally influenced by rumba. In any case, it would be good if the history section reflected this dominating influence of rumba on timba, when it comes to rhythms, arrangement techniques, sound palette, lyrics, dress style, dance. Csmalt (talk) 15:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Stylistic aspects

"Contrary to (early) salsa, timba makes no claim to social or political messages, partly because of the political circumstances in Cuba."

This is technically true, because it would be unwise to make this overt claim. However, there *are* many social messages, and some political. The political ones are inevitably in disguise to pass the censors, the social ones often presented with a humor component. Songs have frequently been banned from radio and TV, and artists got their working permits revoked because of lyrical content. Many lyrics can be read as double entendre and you can never be sure if this is intentional. Csmalt (talk) 15:32, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] songs as examples?

while I have heard much from ng la banda and los van van, I still would like to know which songs specifically contain references to classical works from bach for piano. 72.188.180.87 (talk) 06:55, 31 March 2008 (UTC)