Straight out of Stockhom, Sweden, comes a hard-hitting pure timba band called Calle Real and brotha' they are for Real. With arrangements that are tight with big tension and big release, this explosive band takes the genre and runs with it — further proof, in case you need it, that timba is now firmly rooted in the worldwide musical vernacular. Undeniably rooted in Cuba, but beyond that, it is impossible to tell if this stuff was brewed on the island or Sweden or Jersey City. And it don' matter, mon. It's great stuff that simply rocks the house: vital and fresh. Con Fuerza is, dare I say, one of the most Timba of recent timba releases: it's Timba-dura. Listen to the wall crushing "Rompiendo Murallas." Superb vocals by Thomas Sebastian Eby.