Tiempo Libre

Guest Ensemble

Three-time Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre is one the hottest young Latin bands today. The band's seven members—modern heirs to the rich musical tradition of their native Cuba—were all classically trained at the Escuela Nacional de Arte, Cuba's premier conservatory. Later, as professional Latin music performers with flourishing careers, they came together between projects—hence the band's name, which means “free time”—to develop a new style and ultimately to realize their collective musical dream: to create the first authentic all-Cuban timba band in the United States. Since its formation in 2001, Tiempo Libre has toured extensively in North America, Europe, and Asia, sharing the musical heritage in which the band members grew up and forging a new style born from the meeting of their Cuban roots and their new American experience. In fall 2008 Tiempo Libre brought its dynamic Afro-Cuban beat to flutist Sir James Galway's album O'Reilly Street. The following year the band was invited to collaborate on the duet “Para Tí” with violinist Joshua Bell, who featured it on his album At Home with Friends. Tiempo Libre performed the track with Bell on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and on the popular PBS special Live From Lincoln Center. Three of the band's own CDs have been nominated for Grammy Awards, including its latest release, Bach in Havana. The 2009 album connects the rhythm and sensibilities of Afro-Cuban music with the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach, uniting the two musical worlds of the band members' Cuban childhoods.

At the 2010 OBF

Tiempo Libre for Kids
Tiempo Libre Dance Concert

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