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They started the whole timba thing! "Now elder statesmen of Cuba's dance music scene, they have recorded more than 20 albums and their structurally complicated, hip-shaking sound echoes in the music of virtually every Cuban dance band formed since. Over the past decade NG has served as a kind of postgraduate school for outstanding young talents. Singers Issac Delgado, Paulito FG, Manolín, and drummer Giraldo Piloto (among others) did stints with the group before successfully venturing out on their own." (from: Poets of the Pueblo, by Judy Cantor) "This long awaited release is finally available. The style is not so much as pushing the Havana timba further, but incorporating it's elements where they work best. It has a seasoned, very confident NG sound that is modern and strong." (Descarga.com about their '98 album Veneno) |
