"Keep That Tradition Alive" ft. Kiki Valera

About this episode

Kiki Valera shares his journey from a musician in Cuba to a GRAMMY nominated artist, highlighting the impact of a life-changing book.

GRAMMY nominated multi-instrumentalist Kiki Valera was born into family of musicians in Cuba. At 16, he was gifted a book gifted that changed his life. - How To Build A Shortwave Receiver and Transmitter. Through scavenging parts, he made the machine that allowed him to listen to the world, and build a life dedicated to music.

People in this episode

Host: Meklit Hadero

Guest: Kiki Valera

Topics covered

• music
• Cuban culture
• instrumentalism
• tradition
• life stories

Keywords

• Kiki Valera
• Cuba
• music
• GRAMMY
• multi-instrumentalist
• tradition
• shortwave receiver

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Cuba

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