Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó) @ El Rincon 9/10/2005
Unchanged except for the name, El Rincon was as sparsely populated Saturday as it is decorated, but Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó) filled any vacancy with a verdant wall of son.
Highlighted by the red glow thrown by the red Chinese lanterns hung near the stage, Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó) seemed otherworldly as they created their lush tangle of sound. They played their mix of modern timba covers and original dance music, keeping the distinct Cubano timbre, but what they excel at are the details. A flute calls across the staccato percussion, Lina Luna’s voice resounds like a drum, and the percussion rains down.
As they threw down a bit a reggaeton towards the end of their first set, Leo Servin tried to elicit a call back to his chichichicha, but what there was of a crowd was too busy dancing to respond. The vocalists played back and forth for a bit, improvising with the layering of their voices before ending their set with a call that resonated long after they finished.
Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó) plays solid dance music, as evidenced by the several single ladies who danced solo (okay, where were the hombres?) in a never-ending undulation, catching beats with their shoulders, hips and feet. Whether playing a reinterpretation of a standard or their own songs, Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó) embodies an insuppressible energy that generates fun, regardless of crowd size.
Michelle M. Wallace, www.theowlmag.com
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Live Timba in San Francisco! Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó) with Tomás Cruz- When I first heard Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó) at the San José Jazz Festival last summer they sounded like a Salsa band which played a few exciting Timba covers. Last night, at a packed show at Jelly's in San Francisco, they sounded like a Timba band. They've successfully added several extremely difficult Timba classics to their set list, but even their standard fare is now packed with modern Timba ideas - gear changes and numbered bloques spontaneously signaled by timbalero/leader Patricio Angulo, creative tumbaos from pianist Jason Moen and bassist Mike Lazarus, and interesting original coros, nicely executed and harmonized by a front line consisting of no less that four lead singers: QBA-veteran Osvaldo Carvajal, Carlos Ramírez, Leo Servin and Lina Luna. Tomasito [Cruz], who sat in on a terrific version of Paulito's Laura, has been in the Bay Area this week giving workshops, private lessons and promoting his new conga method books. He used members of Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó) as his workshop band.
Kevin Moore, www.timba.com, March 2004
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Percussionist Patricio Angulo is one of the rising talents on the Bay Area Latin music scene, and tonight he plays the Shattuck Down Low Lounge in Berkeley with his band Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó) . . . . . A rumbero with a firm hand on conga drums, Patricio draws inspiration from Cuba and passes it on to his audience with an excellent repertoire designed to spin you onto the dance floor. Young, vibrant and strong, Patricio and Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó) represent the future of the Bay Area Salsa scene.
- Jesse “Chuy” Varela (East bay Express - Jan 19, 2005)
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... which reminds me that one of the highlights of last weekend's San José Jazz Festival was an electrifying and deeply-timbafied version of Adalberto's "Si no vas a cocinar" played by the Northern California band Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó), one of the few American groups to take up the challenge of playing Timba.
Kevin Moore, www.timba.com, August 2003
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Rumbaché (formerly Quimbombó) is definitely raising eyebrows in the salsa community for their hard hittin' style of play: fusing salsa, timba, bomba and what ever else they could find to spicen' up the mix. This group, led by Patricio Angulo, is shooting up the salsa ladder fast so we're happy to have them this saturday at El Rincon.
DJ Walter Vela, Sept 2005
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