• artist:
  Timbazo
• featured artist:
  Nils Fischer & Timbazo
• country:
  Netherlands
• region:
  Cuba-Puerto Rico
• release year:
  2007
• style(s): Percussion Salsa
• formats:
  • audio file
• record submitted by:
  Patchamama / Ollin Kan
• label:
  Walboomers Music B.V.
• publisher:
  Walboomers Music B.V.
• 
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In 2007, Nils Fischer released a groundbreaking Cd with his band TIMBAZO. It was prenominated for the Latin Grammy in four categories.
The international 14-piece allstar-band TIMBAZO presents an explosive and highly danceable blend of Cuban timba and Salsa Dura. Guarantee: Extremely explosive performance with a three singers frontline, four percussionists, bass, piano and five horn players & vibraphone!
Highlight of the 2008 tour of TIMBAZO was a performance at the world's biggest indoor jazz event, North Sea Jazz Festival, sharing the stage with Herbie Hancock.


INTERNATIONAL COMMENTS
ON TIMBAZO'S CD & PERFORMANCES:

Descarga, NYC: "Easily one of the best CDs of the year! Very highly recommended."

Joe Cuba: "I enjoy it very much, and I already listened to it a lot. A unique concept! Congratulations - ¡Que Chévere!"

Latin Beat Magazine, California: "A spectacular debut!"

Sonny Bravo: "WOW !!! What a band! Extremely well done and is of the highest order! Very strong charts and performances! Can't wait for the next one!"

Armando Peraza: "The music is very authentic and very, very good."

Ralph Irizarry: "This has to be one of the top recordings of the year!"

Rebeca Mauleón: "Brilliantly conceived and performed tribute to one of Salsa's unsung heroes...each and every track explodes with fire!"

Orestes Vilató: "...lots of swing and energy all the time!"

John Santos: "...swings like crazy!!!"

Bobby Sanabria: "...explosive rhythm section...the hippest dance music around..."

Eddie Montalvo: "Great album, modern arrangements, great job!"

George Rivera, Florida: "The band shines throughout the entire project..."

Timba.com: "...cutting-edge arrangements..."

Salsapower.com: "...horns blaring, percussions faster than the speed of light and singers just spitting fire...!"

Herencia Latina, Colombia: "...es una joya que deberia estar en la colección de cada melomano que realmente se respete."

Salsaholic, Germany: "Breath-taking!"

Latinmusik., Switzerland: "Superb!"

Salsapaca, France: "...una producción vigorosa y rebozante de entusiasmo...contiene además aquel ingrediente que está frecuentemente ausente en la industria salsera moderna: El Sabor...

QuePasaMagazine, Great Britain: "...very authentic sound...an enjoyable album..."

OkaSalsa, Japan: "Los amantes de la música latina deben tenerlo!"

Mambo-Master, Germany: "A very modern, excellently arranged and perfectly recorded album..incredible rhythm-section..."

Slagwerkkrant, The Netherlands: "Extremely energetic - seems to jump out of your speakers...fresh arrangements with a lot of rhythmic surprises..."

Off-Beat, Germany: "Excellent, powerpercussion!"

Beyond Magazine, The Netherlands: "Musical exitement from the beginning to the end...every second is happening...TOPTIMBA!!!"

Petra, Germany: "...your hips start moving automatically!"

Jazz, The Netherlands: "...you think you're in a dancing crowd in Havana...!"

Drums & Percussion, Germany: "A daringly dexterous, energie-loaded and truly sweeping album. Get's you out of your seat in a heartbeat - check it out!!!"

Vinilemania, Italy: "...truly excellent...a CD that will be talked about and that will remain in the case of many DJ's for a long time to come..."

DJ Margarita, USA: "If you like your Salsa "Red & Hot", & with plenty of "Swing", then you'll most definitely want to add this CD to your collection...an incredible tribute to the days of Joe Cuba."

Links

• Website of TimbazoProductions.
• Website of Nils Fischer, percussionist