Cuba and United States

Enrique Kiki Valera is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, sound engineer and producer. He’s best known as one of the world’s greatest players of the Cuban cuatro, a mid-size guitar with eight strings grouped in sets of two.

Kiki Valera on Son cubano and how he developed a unique musical perspective

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At the age of 16, Valera started to salvage radio and TV parts out of discarded electronics to build his own shortwave receiver and transmitter, connecting him to a wider world of musical trends.

Kiki Valera on Son cubano and how he developed a unique musical perspective
Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra on stage at NYC's Birdland

For jazz pianist, Obama's trip to Cuba 'beyond what I'd ever thought I'd see'

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For jazz pianist, Obama's trip to Cuba 'beyond what I'd ever thought I'd see'