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Los Van Van’s “Arrasando” release date

Juan Formell y Los Van Van are ready to launch their latest album “Arrasando” after 4 years since their last CD “Chapeando”. As recent press releases by Planet Records “Arrasando” is described as a rising of festivity anticipated for the 40 years of career of the group, a true record. The CD accommodates illustrious like [...]

Charanga Habanera nominated for “Premios Tumbao 2008″

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Arrasando viene Van Van!

As many of us now know Los Van Van will soon release their highly anticipated new album which will be titled “Arrasando”.  Juan Formell director of Los Van Van is preparing this new album with heavy participation from his son Samuell Formell and daughter Vanessa Formell who lives in Puerto Rico. The album will feature new sounds with [...]

Must see T.V.

Back by popular demand!
As many of you now know Charanga Habanera was recently on tour in Lima, Peru. It was a very successful tour as they shared the stage with the lights of ex Super-Charanguero Michel Maza. While the band promoted their concerts on local Lima T.V. they were on a program where this happened [...]

Mandy Cantero is a free agent!

-Written by David “Melao” Figueroa

Longtime Pupy y Los Que Son Son lead singer Mandy Cantero is no longer with the band for reasons unknown. Pupy and whats left of his band have been facing several obstacles in the past couple of months as they are trying to overcome another loss to an already depleted line [...]

Paulito FG - First Night in Miami

More than 2000 fans came over to the famous Miami nightclub “La Covacha” to one of the most controversial Cuban concerts since probably Los Van Van at the Miami Arena back in 1999. The DJ music was provided by DJ Cabrera and myself playing the best of timba and Cuban reggaeton. The concert started at [...]

Issac Delgado Interview (Uncut)

-Presented by David “Melao” Figueroa /Duniel Deya

TimbaStars.com presents the raw and uncut version of the controversial Issac Delgado interview Duniel Deya and I (Melao) gave Issac Delgado two weeks after his arrival in Miami. This interview is in its entirety and some of the things you are about to hear have never been released.
Part 1 [...]

Michel Maza reunited with Charanga Habanera

- Reported by Renzo Urcia 

Michel Maza and La Charanga Habanera seem like they have made peace in Peru. Who could have imagined Calzado and Maza sharing the same stage once again! Michel’s message is clear “Ese soy yo el que le falta a mi Charanga” (it is me that is missing in my beloved Charanga). What [...]

Paulito F.G. in Miami (Los Ranchos)

-Written by Shabnam Samoohi

So anyone who knows me knows that I travel for timba. I went to Rome this year and danced with 5000 (not kidding) fellow casineros. 4 years ago we took a road trip from NY to Canada to see Pupy y los Que Son Son. I saw Manolito there a year and [...]

Timbastars.com has officially launched!

- Written by David “Melao” Figueroa

On December 4, 1969 Los Van Van was born! Not only is it Van Van’s 39th year anniversary, but today we launch a new era in the promotion of Cuban Salsa throughout the world known as TimbaStars.com! TimbaStars is a concept created by Raffael Sonnenschein organizer of the Cubamemucho Worldwide [...]