KIKI VALERA Y Su Son Cubano CD Release of: "Vacilon Santiaguero" at Catalina Jazz Club

Kiki Valera is one of Cubas foremost cuatro-guitar virtuosos and a fourth-generation member of La Familia Valera Miranda, the pioneers renowned for more than a century as creators of Eastern Cubas Son tradition. Over the last century, this style of traditional Cuban music has contributed to many other musical genres, including jazz, cha-cha-cha, mambo and salsa. Cuban Son is the music that made the Buena Vista Social Club worldwide stars in the late 1990s, but Kiki Valera comes from a family of musicians whose involvement with Son pre-dates the BVSC by decades. Now based in the United States, Valeras dynamic ensemble features many of Latin Americas most outstanding musicians...

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Kiki Valera is one of Cubas foremost cuatro-guitar virtuosos and a fourth-generation member of La Familia Valera Miranda, the pioneers renowned for more than a century as creators of Eastern Cubas Son tradition. Over the last century, this style of traditional Cuban music has contributed to many other musical genres, including jazz, cha-cha-cha, mambo and salsa. Cuban Son is the music that made the Buena Vista Social Club worldwide stars in the late 1990s, but Kiki Valera comes from a family of musicians whose involvement with Son pre-dates the BVSC by decades. Now based in the United States, Valeras dynamic ensemble features many of Latin Americas most outstanding musicians. The band will be celebrating their most recent CD release - Vaciln Santiaguero - with an all-star lineup including lead vocalists Carlos Cascante (Spanish Harlem Orchestra) and Victor Castillo (Giraldo Piloto y Klimax), trompetista extraordinario Alexis Bar (Cubanismo, Omara Portuondo) and Pedro Vargaas (bongocero of Barbarito Torres/BVSC fame). More info on Kiki Valera here: https://www.kikivalera.com Catalina Jazz Club6725 West Sunset Blvd.Hollywood, CA 90028*Tickets purchased online receive priority seating.*Single Entree or Drink minimums apply for all tickets

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