Yes, I do know what Cumbia is, but....

Some of you are probably asking why I don't play Cumbia and Merengue, and barely any Raggaeton or Bachata.

Here's a list of available venues for Salsa, and what they play (more or less). There are probably more, but to my knowledge, the following are the main ones:

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Sunday- 
Cha Cha Cha, Milwaukie
Salsa (Oscar de Leon, Celia Cruz, etc.)
Bachata
Some Cumbia and Merengue

Monday- 
The Blue Agave, SW Portland
Salsa
Bachata
Some Cumbia and Merengue

Tuesday- 
Vie de Boeheme, Portland
Salsa
Bachata

Wednesday- 
The Grand Cafe, Portland
Salsa
Bachata
Some Timba

Thursday- 
Santa Fe, Portland
The Grand Cafe, Portland
The Conga Club, Portland
Salsa
Bachata
Cumbia
Merengue

Muevete Jueves
Timba

Friday- 
The Grand Cafe, Portland
Salsa
Timba
Some Raggaeton
Bachata

Aztec Willie, Portland
Salsa
Bachata
Cumbia
Merengue

Saturday-
The Grand Cafe, Portland
Salsa
Bachata
Cumbia
Merengue
Some Timba

Aztec Willie, Portland
Salsa
Bachata
Cumbia
Merengue

The Conga Club, Portland
Salsa
Bachata
Cumbia
Merengue

Once a month:
Aztec Willie, Portland
Some Timba
A big dose of Raggaeton
Some Bachata

The Grand Cafe, Portland
Timba
Some Raggaeton
Some Bachata
Some Hip Hop

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Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, and Bachata fans have a variety of options for almost every day of the week. Timba fans have substantially less options. When they do get a night where it's played, it's usually mixed in with other genres.

Before Muevete Jueves, there was literally NOWHERE in Portland dedicated to just Timba. 

I'm very thankful to The Grand Cafe for allowing me to have a Timba night over the weekend. There were a couple miscues with the sound system in the beginning, but managed to work it out with a bit of help (thanks, Alberto and Evan). 

For those of you who were not happy with the music that I played- If you don't like the Timba that I play, that's totally fine with me; that's your preference. You are more than welcome to go to another venue to hear what you want; with the list above, it's obvious you have PLENTY of opportunities and choices each and every day of the week. However, it's time that Casino dancers and Timba lovers in Portland received an event dedicated to what they want to hear.

If you object to that, I don't know what else to tell you.