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Levitt Amp Woonsocket Music Series – Kiki Valera y su Son Cubano
June 16, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Opening Night of Levitt Amp Woonsocket Music Series features features Kiki Valera y su Son Cubano with Becy Bass, and MC’ed by both Marlon Carey and EhShawnee.
The Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series is FREE and open to the public. Come ready to eat, dance, and have a great time! Bring a friend and something to sit on.
SCHEDULE:
6pm – Opening Act Becky Bass
7:00pm – Black National Anthem intermission sing-a-long w/ St. James Baptist Church coordinated by Geri’s Bluffing Boutique
7:30pm – Headlining Kiki Valera y su Son Cubano
6pm – Opening Act Becky Bass
7:00pm – Black National Anthem intermission sing-a-long w/ St. James Baptist Church coordinated by Geri’s Bluffing Boutique
7:30pm – Headlining Kiki Valera y su Son Cubano
See the entire concert schedule at www.levittamp.org/woonsocket
ABOUT KIKI VALERA Y SU SON CUBANO
Son cubano 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 has contributed to many other musical genres, including Jazz, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo, Salsa, Songo and Timba. 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 Cuban son pre-dates the BVSC by decades.
Son cubano 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 has contributed to many other musical genres, including Jazz, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo, Salsa, Songo and Timba. 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 Cuban son pre-dates the BVSC by decades.
ABOUT BECKY BASS
hailing from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, is a renowned vocalist, steel drummer & actor. A two-time New England Urban Music Award winner, Becky’s beautiful, angelic voice and skillful steel pan playing can now be heard while performing her Caribbean Soul music as a solo artist as well as with several bands all over the New England area, such as Zili Misik, Natural Element, and Sidy Maiga & Afrimanding.
hailing from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, is a renowned vocalist, steel drummer & actor. A two-time New England Urban Music Award winner, Becky’s beautiful, angelic voice and skillful steel pan playing can now be heard while performing her Caribbean Soul music as a solo artist as well as with several bands all over the New England area, such as Zili Misik, Natural Element, and Sidy Maiga & Afrimanding.
FOOD VENDORS
Bugg’d Outt BBQ
Renee’s Catering
Bugg’d Outt BBQ
Renee’s Catering
