Led by singer/songwriter/percussionist Mario “Mayito” Salomon, Bay Area combo Timbeko is one of the greatest Stateside practitioners of timba – Cuba’s homegrown variation on salsa that combines the dominant Latin American style with Son Cubano, jazz, funk, and soul. The band rules its region, earning high profile gigs and collaborations with top Cuban acts like Los Van Van and Yordys Larrazabal, lead singer of Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor. Bearing new single “Llego Lo Que Tu Esperabas,” Timbeko ventures out to Austin’s most elegant jazz club, with Cuban motion to spare.
Tue., Jan. 3, 7:30pm