What the hell is Ahi-Nama?

Ahi-Nama:

Ahi-Nama is Cuban slang meaning: “Here it is! / This is it!” – With the suggestion of having reached the best or “ultimate,” therefore you do not need to look anywhere else.

Probably originally from the Spanish: “Aqui nada mas.”

• Urban Dictionary (the greatest source ever)

Timba in Akron, OH?

Hell yes.

I know what you’re thinking: Not only will it not be authentic, but they probably suck. In both cases however, you’d be dead wrong.

How could a bunch of Akronites capture the flair and culture of a music so far removed from the cloudy confines of Northeast Ohio?

Did I happen to mention that our bandleader, Alex “10 Inch” Hoyt, lived and performed in Miami for 7 years? Or that Dan Kshywonis (boo) is one of the baddest drummers in Northeast Ohio? That Matthew DeRubertis (Akron’s hardest working yogi bassist) lays down the pocket like nobody’s business?  Or that we have two amazing horn players (Nathan-Paul Davis & Tim Coyne) that’ll play so hard that your mind will want to blow you? *

*Also – Clay Chabola is in the band as well. Plays the congas or something.

Current Band Members

• Alex Hoyt – Piano / Bandleader
• Tim Coyne – Trumpet
• Nathan-Paul Davis – Saxophone / Flute
• Matthew DeRubertis – Bass
• Dan Kshywonis – Drums
• Clay Chabola – Percussion
• Matt Diehl – Percussion (although he doesn’t know it yet)

Still don’t believe me? Feel free to check out some of the tracks on our website.