MARTHA GALARRAGA

Timbasa is …“timba con funk“.

Martica is the legend of afrocuban folklore and rumba in Cuba. Respected because of her knowledge, admired due to her talent and incredible energy.

As a member of Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba, the dancer and main singer, she continued the family tradition and the traditions of her ancestors. She became the expert in dance and cantos of the traditional styles of cuban music following the steps of her father, Lazaro Galarraga, one of the founders of Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba and one of the most respected singers of Yoruba all over the world. Martha excellently mastered styles such as Yoruba, Congo, Arará, Tumba Francesa, Franco Haitiano, Gagá, Cabali, Rumba, Son, Chachachá, Mambo or the world phenomenon, Salsa. Jazz, Funk and other styles are just the cherries on the top of the cake.

She has traveled through the world, amazed the audiences in many countries, worked with the artist such as Omar Sosa, Gustavo Ovalles, Felipe Cabrera, Simon Bolzinger and others…

…to find the group of talented artists with an insatiable interest in the roots of her culture.