by ABAKUA » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:00 pm
Sup T, Charanga Habanera was one of the early bands to lead the charge in continuing to develop & evolve 'Timba'. their conguero's have been known for playing very open variations of Songo & Marcha, to the point where now 'Timba' as a genre has countless set patterns which are applicable in various different sections of any given arrangement. Charanga Habanera congueros also have several variations of Timba marchas which were unique/accredited to them.
I'd have to go back and listen to the track again as its been a while, but I can almost safely say he would be playing an open marcha with Songo influences.
I had this conversation with David C. & his timbalero while over in Cuba regarding the marchas etc which were used across their recordings etc.