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Carnegie Hall Citywide: Kiki Valera y su Son Cubano

Saturday, June 17, 2023 5 PM Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
Kiki Valera y Su Son Cubano
Kiki Valera is one of Cuba's 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 Cuba's son tradition. Now based in the United States, Valera's outstanding ensemble features many of Latin America's best expatriate musicians.

Part of: Carnegie Hall Citywide

Performers

Kiki Valera y su Son Cubano

Venue Information

Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
679 Riverside Drive | Manhattan
parks.ny.gov/parks/93 | 212-694-3600

Howard Gilman Foundation
Lead support for Carnegie Hall Citywide is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation and the Hearst Foundations.

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Kiki Valera

Cuban son is one of the most popular musical styles in Cuba, and Kiki Valera is one of its foremost exponents. Over the last century this style of traditional Cuban music contributed to many other genres including jazz, cha-cha, mambo, salsa, and timba. Cuban son is the music that made Buena Vista ...
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