Generally speaking, Casino and Rueda de Casino are danced to a style of salsa music called Timba. Timba is the culmination of Cuban Son, Son Montuno, Chachacha, Guaguanco, and American Funk.
Timba tends to be the most musically complex and aggressive sounding of the salsa genres.
Artists
Here is a short list of Timba Artists that we enjoy dancing to:
- Adalberto Alvarez
- Bamboleo
- Calle Real
- La Combinacion de la Habana
- Cesar ‘Pupy’ Pedroso y Los que Son Son
- El Nino y La Verdad
- Elito Reve y Su Charangon
- Havana D’Primera
- Issac Delgado
- La Charanga Habanera
- Los Van Van
- Manolito y Su Trabuco
- Mayimbe
- Maykel Blanco y Su Salsa Mayor
- Soneros All Stars
- Timbalive
Playlists
Here are some Spotify playlists from our community members:
- 17Stryder’s Timba & Salsa
- 17Stryder’s Lo Mejor
- 17Stryder’s Slow Timba for Practice
- Nate’s Timba
- Dylan’s Boulder Rueda
Cuban Son
Cuban Son, or just simply Son is the original style of music that all of today’s salsa music originated from.
Here are some Spotify playlists: