Jacomo Rafael Bairos, conducting
Three-time Grammy-nominated Cuban music group Tiempo Libre is one the hottest young Latin bands today. Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs and dance venues, Tiempo Libre's members are true modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba. Classically trained at Cuba's premiere conservatories, the group is an international hit celebrated for its incendiary, joyful performances that Miami New Times describes as a "joyful, genial vibe that possesses the body from the waist down."