El Timbalon

"El Timbalon" is a song written and performed by Tito Puente for his 1987 album Un Poco Loco.

Puente played the song with an Anything Muppet band on Sesame Street in season 24 to demonstrate the instrument. the chorus of the song is sung, in both its original Spanish and in English, by the other human and Muppet characters (including Elmo, Maria, Luis, Gina, Mr. Handford, Prairie Dawn, Bert, Gordon, Merry Monster, Cookie Monster, Telly Monster, Big Bird, Snuffy, Lillian, Grover, Herry Monster, Count von Count, Savion, Rosita, Roxie Marie, Biff, Sully, Chicago and the kids).