Kevin Moore
Author of the Beyond Salsa series and founder of timba"> timba.com — Kevin Moore has done more than anyone outside Cuba to document and explain timba"> timba for international dancers and musicians.
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Kevin Moore is an American musician and educator who has spent decades studying Cuban popular music, including extensive time in Cuba. He is the author of the Beyond Salsa instructional series, which provides structured learning pathways for Cuban dance and music from beginner through advanced levels. His website timba"> timba.com is the most comprehensive English-language resource on timba"> timba, covering bands, musicians, history, and musical analysis in extraordinary depth.
His book Beyond Salsa for Beginners is the recommended starting point for international dancers coming from a salsa background who want to understand the Cuban roots and move toward timba"> timba. His analyses of individual timba"> timba tracks — breaking down the musical structure, the gear changes, the relationship between the band and the dancers — are unmatched in their depth and accessibility.
A Cuban popular dance music genre that emerged in the 1980s–90s
- emerged in the 1980s–90s
- influenced by songo, rumba, funk, blues, jazz, pop, rock and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
- Known for complex rhythm shifts, aggressive bass lines, and high energy that push dancers to improvise.
Lees meer >Versnellingsveranderingen, of "cambios de marcha," in timba"> Timba zijn bijzonder opwindende elementen die bijdragen aan de dynamiek en energie van het genre. Deze veranderingen zijn in wezen verschuivingen in ritme, tempo, of zelfs in de textuur van de muziek die opwinding injecteren en vaak reacties op de dansvloer aanmoedigen. Ze worden strategisch gebruikt gedurende een lied om spanning en ontspanning te creëren, het publiek betrokken te houden, en de veelzijdigheid en creativiteit van de muzikanten te benadrukken.
Lees meer >Timba is the music this site is dedicated to exploring. It emerged as a distinct genre in the late 1980s and crystallized in the early 1990s — born in a moment of social crisis, built on the full accumulated history of Cuban music, and still evolving today.
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