Concert Festival "Africa-America". Salsamania. Maraca & latinjazzband (Cube) Moscow International Musical Arts Center. Grand Hall
Schedule for Festival "Africa-America". Salsamania. Maraca & latinjazzband (Cube) 2022
Cuba’s Premier flutist and fine composer MARACA has been described as "The
most influential Afro-Cuban band of the emerging century" (HOWARD REICH – THE
CHICAGO TRIBUNE, USA), meanwhile Cuba’s national newspapers claim him to be "An
essential personality in the actual panorama of Cuban music" (OMAR VAZQUEZ –
GRANMA).
Considered as "one the hottest names in Afro-Cuban music" by The Los
Angeles Times, Orlando "MARACA" Valle is highly appreciated for his
spontaneously celebratory, rhythmically complex, lyrically clever,
instrumentally thrilling music; his brilliant fusions embrace from Latin jazz to
the most danceable tropical rhythms, and his spectacular live performances as
well as his multi-awarded recordings has made him famous all over the world. His
nomination as "Best salsa Album" at the US Grammy’s Awards in 2003 made him the
youngest Cuban artist ever nominated by the US National Recording Academy.
Maraca is a child prodigy born to a musical family, who started his musical
career at the age of 16 as flute player in the world famous Irakere, led by
Chucho Valdez, where he departed at the ripe age of 24 to embark on his own
career. One of his first tasks as a solo artist was writing and arranging
several hit songs on the first Cubanismo album, which in turn led him to create
his own group in 1996, Maraca & Otra Vision. Throughout the years he has
produced many projects, one of which was nominated for a Grammy and toured all
over the owrld sharing the stage with musical luminaries such as Oscar De Leon,
Jose Alberto "El Canario", Cesaria Evora and many more. Maraca & Otra Vision
have performed in the most prestigious festival and venues around the world, and
are currently embarking on another world wide tour.
MARACA’s AWARDS 2006 – CUBADISCO AWARD – Category Best Recording
(Maraca/SOY YO) 2003 – 45th GRAMMY NOMINEE - BEST SALSA ALBUM
(Maraca/Tremenda Rumba) 2003 – CUBADISCO AWARD - ґBEST RECORDING
(Maraca/Tremenda Rumba) 2002 – BILLBOARD TOP LATIN ALBUM BEST SELLER
(Maraca/Tremenda Rumba) 2001 – CUBADISCO AWARD - BEST FUSION ALBUM IN
CUBA(Maraca/Descarga Total) 1999 – CUBADISCO AWARD - BEST FUSION ALBUM IN
CUBA (Maraca/ ‘Sonando!’) 1999 – LUCAS AWARD – BEST INSTRUMENTAL VIDEOCLIP –
(Maraca/‘Sonando!’) 1998 - LATIN BEAT MAGAZINE TOP TEN ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(Maraca/ ‘Sonando!’) 1997 - LATIN BEAT MAGAZINE TOP-TEN ALBUM OF THE YEAR IN
THE USA (Maraca/ ‘Havana Calling’) 1995 – EGREM AWARD - BEST LATIN-JAZZ ALBUM
IN CUBA (Maraca/‘Formula Uno’) 1994 – EGREM AWARD - CD OF THE YEAR IN CUBA
(‘Pasaporte’)
Schedule for Festival "Africa-America". Salsamania. Maraca & latinjazzband (Cube) 2022
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