Conga Libre - A Quien Esperas

What constitutes 'heavy' music? Last weekend, I experimented with some heavy Salsa Dura in our popular Saturday Social at Bernard's. Reception was mixed - clearly some were not comfortable with it, whilst some came up to me commending the energy the songs brought.

My personal analysis of the Clash of Genre is that like contemporary Pop music, Salsa too has its own brand of Pop. Many associate this Salsa 'Pop' with Salsa Romantica. Inspired by the Latin Pop scene in the late-80s to 90s, Salsa Romantica gained popularity due to its smooth ballads and the personalities performing. It's still popular today. However, even among the 'regular' (if such a term can be used) Salsa music there is music which is light-hearted, ever-so tropical, with clear-beats, and rings of traditional Latin percussions. 

Then there is the Dark Side of the Force. Salsa music which is deeply ingrained with and influenced by their cultural origins - for example, among others, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Carribean, Columbian, Puerto Rican and the evergreen Cuban. These music forms are generally perceived as 'not regular' and may be difficult to comprehend musically by some.

The song for the day is Cuban Timba by a lovely band, Orquesta Conga Libre with their song 'A Quien Esperas' from their 2014 album 'Somos Todos'. Here's the YouTube link!

Conga Libre - A Quien Esperas

I find this song to be in similar style to a popular Swedish Timba band by the name of 'Calle Real' in a sense that it is melody and vocal oriented. He kinda even sounds a little like Thomas Eby (coincidentally Conga Libre does have a collaboration with Thomas Eby for another song). I like it and Casino dancers will appreciate the smooth tune.

For those unfamiliar with Cuban Timba, someone once told me that Timba is like a rock band, playing Salsa music - traditional and contemporary beats and grooves. Match made in heaven for me then!

Do you like Timba? Do you like THIS kind of Timba? Would you want to try dancing to it one of these day? Lemme know!

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