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Released: 2009-05-05

Avg. Customer Review: 4.5 Star
Media: Audio CD
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Title Tracks for Bach in Havana
  • 1. Tu Conga Bach Conga(Fugue in C Minor)
  • 2. Fuga Cha-cha-chá (Sonata in D Minor)
  • 3. Air on a G String Bolero(Orchestral Suite in D Major)featuring Paquito D'Rivera,alto saxophone
  • 4. Clave in C Minor Guaguancó(Prelude in C Minor)
  • 5. Gavotte Son(French Suite in G Major)featuring Paquito D'Rivera, alto saxophone
  • 6. Mi Orisha 6/8 Batá(French Suite in C Minor)featuring Yosvany Terry, shekeré
  • 7. Minuet in G Guaguancó featuring Yosvany Terry, alto saxophone
  • 8. Olas de Yemayá Batá(Prelude in C Major)
  • 9. Baqueteo con Bajo Danzón(Cello Suite No. 1)featuring Paquito D'Rivera,clarinet
  • 10. Timbach Timba(Prelude in D Major)
  • 11. Kyrie Batá Mass in B Minor)

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Album Description
Two-time Grammy®-nominated Tiempo Libre is one the hottest young Latin bands today. Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs and dance venues, the members of the Miami-based band are true modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba.

Tiempo Libre's members were all classically trained at Cuba's premiere conservatories during a time when it was illegal to listen to American songs on the radio. Now, the group is a hit in the U.S. and abroad, celebrated for its incendiary, joyful performances of timba, an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive rhythms of son. It is their mission to proudly share their musical heritage through their concerts, workshops, master classes with as wide an audience as possible, reinterpreting and reinvigorating traditional Cuban music with a youthful, modern sound and forging a new style incorporating their Afro-Cuban roots and their new American experience.

Their debut CD for Sony Masterworks, BACH IN HAVANA, unites the two musical worlds of the Tiempo Libre's Cuban childhoods. The album connects the rhythm and sensibilities of Afro-Cuban music with the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach and features special guest appearances by the legendary Paquito D'Rivera and Cuban-born sax player, Yosvany Terry.

Born from a land where cultures collide and worlds merge, the music of Cuba is mysterious and seductive, earthly and otherworldly, intoxicating and irresistible. Now with BACH IN HAVANA, Tiempo Libre's members continue to simultaneously walk in two distinct worlds and celebrate the universality of music.


Product Details
Bach in Havana
  • Audio CD: 0 pages (2009-05-05)
  • Publisher: SONY CLASSICS
  • Label: SONY CLASSICS
  • Studio: SONY CLASSICS
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 Star based on 12 reviews
  • Sales Rank in Music: #20383

Customer Reviews
Avg. Customer Review: 4.5 Star

Customer Rating: 3 Star
Summary: Elegant and Odd, and completely original 2010-04-02
Comment: There is good stuff to listen to in this album, however after a few listens I got a little bored of it. I really loved their 2 previously Grammy nominated albums, but this Baroque meets 21st century Cuba didn't quite hit home.

I know a lot of people are raving about how great it is, and certainly it is good. But it is more music for listening only as oppossed to the norm with Cuban music, which tends to be very danceable. The percussion is still playing a lot of Cuban rhythms, but the Piano does Bach instead of Guajeos and Montunos.

So if you are more into Jazz or Classical music this might be a good fit.
Customer Rating: 4 Star
Summary: Bach, Brass and Beyond 2010-03-10
Comment: Bach's music has been adapted to many musical genres: Swingle Singers, Japanese koto, Moog synthesizer, plus countless others, with diverse results. Baroque music itself has a rapid beat, which lends itself easily to Cuban tempos. Tiempo Libre does a stunning job of incorporating Bach's music into their pulsating music, sometimes exploring Bach's motifs with their own variations. What becomes clear on this album is their deep appreciation of Bach's genius, and their joy at performing it. Altogether a fully enjoyable compilation.
Customer Rating: 3 Star
Summary: Tiempo Libre - un poco frio 2010-02-16
Comment: I was a bit disappointed in this cd. I expected more pretty bossa nova music like the classic Antonio Carlos Jobim or Joao Gilberto. Although the classical themes are nice, I thought more could have been done with the arrangements. However, the tunes that are done with an orchestral background are very good.
Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: Bach habla con el jazz 2009-12-24
Comment: Pure musical fun for the Latin, Jazz or Classical music lover. And for those who are particular with how Bach is to be enjoyed... Sit down enjoy and relax, if possible. Fiesta with dancing may result.
Customer Rating: 5 Star
Summary: Everyone loves BACH!!! 2009-09-03
Comment: Who says the classics are stodgy? This CD proves that Bach is ageless! This is the perfect music for a lawn party.
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