And on Cuba.
Last change: 23.12.2008
For general salsa links see here.
Timba.com - Latin music site dedicated to Timba, the hottest new dance music from Cuba :sounds, articles, reviews and interviews. Shopping possibilities!
Timba geeks - a yahoo discussion groups for people who are more than crazy about timba.
Timbastars
- some of the world's leading timba djs report about timba news.TimbaPorSiempre - blog with latest news from the timba scene.
Fiesta Cubana - one of the best sites to hold youself updated about the latest timba news but unfortunately only in French.
Interview at Descarga.com with Lázaro Valdés, leader of Bamboleo, one of Cubas most popular orchestras.
Timba - Chuck Silvermann on the sociology of timba.
Salsapower - Informative site focusing on Cuban music and dance styles and with a good guide to salsa clubs around the world.
Mucho Swing - videos and radio clips from Cuba.
Afro-cuba web - "great site with tons of info... on the african culture in Cuba.. including music links!"
Timba, Salsa from Cuba - some interesting information about timba but years since last update.
Soncubano.com : (In Spanish only): SonCubano.com es un Proyecto de Divulgacion de la Música y Cultura Cubana.
Salsanor - Salsaskole i Stavanger/Sandes med fokus på kubansk stil.
Danseglede - Oslos største danseskole innen kubansk dans.
Latin Room - salsaskolen til Norges eneste kubanske instruktør med formell danseutdannelse og en fortid som danser i en profesjonell gruppe på Cuba (Havana Nights).
www.timbanight.blogspot.com - hjemmesidene til to av Norges største timbafans - dj Charanga og dj Fuerza.
Latin-Amerikagruppene i Norge (LAG) har en egen side om Cuba med siste nytt, lenker mm.
Absolute Cuba: informasjon om Cuba, folket, overnatting mm.
Danmark
Hi-fi salsa : guide til salsascenen i København som reflekterer den kubanske stil sin dominerende stilling.
Salsa-dj - the homepage of two djs dedicated to salsa and timba from Cuba.
Okantomi: kultur og utvekslingsprogram med salsaskole.
Son Cubano - salsaskole
Cubakultur: Stine Ortvads salsaskole og Mamey - den cubanske kulturforening.
Om musikken
Som en introduksjon anbefaler jeg å lese om Timba-revolusjonen på hjemmesidene til Djembe Magazine.
Et interessant intervju (på dansk) med Geraldo Piloto, leder av Klimax.
In Petersburg, Russland: http://salsaviva.narod.ru/en/Rueda.html
Salsa-Casino Rueda in Budapest, Ungarn: http://www.salsadecuba.hu
Sydney, Australia: Latin Motion. A Latin dance school in Sydney also teaching Rueda de Casino. Check out the "Rueda etiquette"!
More about Cuba and Havana
Canal Cubano, lots of information about Cuba: cultural life, concerts in Havana, beaches etc.
ahabana.com, "the unofficial Havana supersite, is an independent information resource about Havana, Cuba. It is maintained by Boulevards New Media, a California-based company, in the interest of cross-cultural understanding."
More links related to Cuba: netssa.com/link
Shopping:
Prodland.de (or .com for US citizens) - the best site for bying latinamerican music including Cuban.
Discuba - Tienda de Música Cubana. Representing Cuban companies such as Egrem and Bis. If you're looking for something special from Cuba you might find it here. Cheap!
descargacubana.com : Cuban music e-shop (Italia).
Fiesta Cubana - one of the best sites to hold youself updated about the latest timba news (but unfortunately only in French.)
ISAAC - Institut Superieur des Arts Afro Cubain. School with courses for musicians and dancers with high level professional teachers (in French only).
Dos con dos - for years one of the leading schools for casino de rueda in Paris.
Cuba Latina- about music, cigars and more from Cuba.
Montuno Cubano - on popularo Cuban music.
Comme il vous plaira - courses in various danses including Afro-Cuban.
England
AfroCuban - organising parties, festivals and more in London and elsewhere in England.
Salsacubana: about Homero Gonzalez from Cuba teaching in London.
USA
Miami's rueda og casino stil skoler: Salsalovers, Salsaconnection, Latin Groove, Latin Heat.
Casino og rueda skole i Atlanta: salsacasino.com
Piero Gonzale's rueda skole i Washington DC. : Salsa@Maryland.
Berkeley, California: salsarueda.com
Hjemmesiden til Eric "El Cubanito" Freeman : Salsaville.
Boogalu Productions : "an independent organization from the San Francisco Bay Area focused on presenting and promoting the creative work of outstanding Cuban as well as North American musicians and artists involved in Cuban culture". Se videoklipp med rueda-dans!
