In November 2011 launched the Police of Puerto Rico, a national campaign against the shot in the air "una bala al aire", which many criminals commit any festive event to celebrate. Especially during the holidays are traditionally many such joy shots fired. It often fall innocent victims. The campaign is initially widely picked up and supported by many initiatives. This year, the campaign just before the holidays a new impulse. Musically, several artists from the urban and salsa scene joined beaten. Carlito XXI, MD, Julio Voltio, Alex Kyza, Nova Flama, Mickey, Dalie Quiñones, Xaviell López, Jesús Pagán, Dany Cobo, Zon del Patio and Javy the Flow deliver a musical contribution, under the inspiring leadership of none other than Robert García Pérez. This producer-composer-pianist is above all a specialist in sound and has the necessary shots of big names taken care (eg La Evidencia, Domingo Quiñones, Olga Tanon, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tego Calderon, Don Omar). Also for major live concerts he turns his hand to. This year, the campaign's number one foreign flavor received. The music is written by Tomás Sotolongo and the arrangement is by Norman Peplow. Both are known from the Belgian-Cuban band Tomi y su Timbalight. Robert and Tomás known each other for a while and there were already vague plans for a joint project. When Robert, however the song Mi Timba in my hands, he asked permission to use the music for the project "Ni una bala más". That he received permission, and the results are impressive! We are also proud of the Belgian Deputy-Cuban contribution to this great initiative, although we hope very much that the next year will be no longer necessary! Read more...

Cubaanse timba in de lage landen door Minou Spits
Soms ben je wel eens ergens en word je aangenaam verrast door bepaalde muziek en muzikanten, zoals vorig jaar 2012 tijdens de Antilliaanse Feesten in Hoogstraten, België, bij het campingconcert dat op dat moment werd verzorgd door "Tomi y su Timbalight", heerlijk dansbare muziek door een band met veel energie die het publiek meer dan wist te bekoren. Omdat Tomi y su Timbalight vaak in het zuiden van het land te bekijken en beluisteren is en ze in april eindelijk (meer) naar het noorden komen, is dat reden te meer de voorman te vragen voor een interview. Read more...

Tomi y su TimbaLight are living proof of what you can achieve with talent and hard work. Singer Tomás Sotolongo Fuentes has long been , both in Belgium and the stage beyond. In 2010, he has teamed up with pianist Norman Peplow founded the band Tomi y su TimbaLight and since then they carpentry with his own compositions firmly on the road. Steadily climbing up to their new music video, they would just take a few steps can skip it!