KLIMAX 15 års jubileum

"The most sophisticated and strikingly original of the major Timba bands, by a considerable margin, is Giraldo Piloto's Klimax. Descended from a long line of famous Cuban musicians and composers, Piloto has been omnipresent throughout the first decade of Timba history as a drummer, a songwriter and an arranger. He was a founding member of the first Timba band, NG La Banda. When La Charanga Habanera exploded onto the scene, their first big hit, "Me Sube la Fiebre", was written by Piloto and they followed it up with several other Piloto songs, including "Mi Estrella". When Issac Delgado left NG to form his own group, Piloto became his musical director and wrote a number of songs for him, including possibly his most important hit, "No Me Mires a los Ojos", which Issac still plays at nearly every concert. In January of 1995, after 8 years at the epicenter of the Timba revolution, Piloto decided to form his own group and in April of that year, Klimax played its first concert at the famous La Cecilia club on Avenida Quinta.
Klimax has released 3 CD's on Spain's Eurotropical label and has toured extensively throughout Europe and South America."

Kjelde: timba.com

Her er dei med låta Get Busy frå dvden De La Mejor Música Cubana



De La Mejor Música Cubana - Klimax... The Best Cuban Music DVD
DVD (Mundo Libre 15162), Released 2006;

"Those of you who have enjoyed the killer DVD Knockout — the collaborative effort by Bamboleo and Manolito — are gonna simply love this explosive Cuban music event hosted by drummer Giraldo Piloto and his red hot band Klimax. If the sheer polyrhythmic musicianship of this one-of-a-kind timba-son-salsa performance isn’t a splash of ice cold water on your face, well the dozen or so perpetually gyrating ladies on stage — will, at the very least, test your equilibrium. I wasn’t aware that the human butt could speak such immense volumes.
That would be enough for most of us, but “De La Mejor Música Cubana” goes further, featuring such a roster of high caliber special guests that it would be hard to image a more jam-packed show. Here are some of the performing luminaries: Vania Borges (the former queen of Bamboleo) who completely transforms the place, Cesar “Pupy” Pedroso, Roberton (from Los Van Van), Leoni (of Charanga Habanera fame), Cubanitos 20-02, Amaury Pérez, the legendary Chucho Valdés, Mayra Caridad Valdés and many others.
This superlative performance took place at the Avellaneda del Teatro Nacional in Havana. It is peppered with occasional commentary by Mr. Piloto and other luminaries like Juan Formel and Pupy Pedroso.
It’s one hour and thirty six minutes that goes by *very* fast.
Very Highly Recommended."

Kjelde: BP descarga.com,

Klimax

Her er Giraldo Piloto med bandet sitt Klimax og låta Es un peligro frå plata Nadie Se Parece A Ti.



Klimax: Nadie Se Parece A Ti

"There's funny stuff all over this record; it's dripping street. Check out the last few seconds of "La Rompeamor de La Habana," a tune about a girl that breaks up marriages. And the first tune, "La Chica Perfecta," is worth the price of admission, a flat out timba rocker that moves into a long groove section, then into breaks. Recorded in the Canary islands, the music sounds modern, with a bass that grinds more than even the regular timba style. As usual, Piloto breaks up the rhythms, moving into shuffles that sound pan-Caribbean through timba and onto to cumbias. One tune opens with a synth-accordion that sends a friendly commercial wave to Colombia; it doesn't take long for the breaks to take over, turning the cumbia into a timba-fueled roar. This is the shiznitz, top grade Cuban dance music with an eye to the outside world.
Highly Recommended."

Kjelde: Peter Watrous, Descarga.com.