Kiki Valera y los Guajíbaros
Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 8:30pm
at
Royal Room
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Tickets $10 advance/$12 at the door
Kiki Valera is the music director & cuatrista of La Familia Valera Miranda, Santiago de Cuba’s most beloved son septeto. His family has been playing traditional Cuban music – the genre popularized by the Buena Vista Social Club – for generations! Although world-renowned for his technical & virtuosic skill on the Cuban cuatro (an 8-string guitar tuned in pairs), the most important elements of Kiki’s musical heritage are the authenticity & eloquent simplicity heard in their sones and boleros.
After 20 years of directing La Familia Valera Miranda, internationally acclaimed recording artist Kiki Valera has joined forces with a new line up of accomplished musicians. He now turns his attention to a Seattle-based ensemble, Kiki Valera y los Guajíbaros that includes Alex Rivera & Alfredo Polier on vocals, Steve Guasch on bongos, Javier Marú on guitar, Guillermo Padilla on congas, Jeff Volkman on bass & Gary Stroutsos on flute.
Please note: Tickets do not guarantee seating during shows at the Royal Room. For sold out shows standing room may be the only available space. Please come early to ensure you get a table. Reservations can be made for those who are coming for dinner as well as the show. The Royal Room is all ages until 10pm.
