Direct from Havana to WI: Latin Grammy nominees Maraca Y OtraVision: Sat. Oct. 18 at UCC: Madison Oct. 17 @ 9pm

" I love Maraca's music*" --Wynton Marsalis

"The greatest Afrocuban ensemble of the emerging century" --Howard
Reich, Chicago Tribune

Direct from Havana, Cuba: Latin Grammy nominees Maraca Y Otra Vision
will close out their US tour with an exclusive performance at the newly
remodeled Latino Arts Auditorium on the campus of the United Community
Center (UCC), 1028 S. 9th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this Saturday,
October 18, 2003 at 8:00 p.m.

[Note They will also perform in Madison at historic Barrymore Theater, 2090 Atwood Avenue, this Friday, Oct. 17th at 9pm].

If you like excellent instrumental virtuosity, music that swings, and
music that appeals to listeners and dancers alike, we strongly
recommend you attend this performance. This may be a rare final
opportunity to see Maraca and his 10 piece ensemble in Milwaukee for
quite some time due to the current restrictions making it difficult for
Cuban artists to visit the USA. Maraca has had a great relationship
with Milwaukee audiences having previously performed at Summerfest and
Rainbow Summer Festivals while also filming an acclaimed documentary
for Milwaukee Public Television and having given workshops at South
Division High School. A portion of the proceeds of this concert will
benefit children's music programs at Latino Arts, Inc., a non-profit
agency.

Tickets can be purchased at the Latino Arts Box Office at the UCC:
414-384-3100.

Thank you for your support of live music,
Raul Galvan, Board Member
Michael Reyes, Board Member
Latino Arts, Inc.

Orlando "Maraca" Valle y Otra Vision

Date: October 18, 2003 (This Saturday)
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Latino Arts Auditorium
1028 S. 9th Street, Milwaukee, WI
414-384-3100

Tickets: $20
Tickets on sale exclusively UCC/Latino Arts Box Office- 414-384-3100.

Biography:
Orlando "Maraca" Valle was born in Havana, Cuba, in September 1966. He
grew up in a family of musicians and started to study the flute at the
age of ten. In 1988, Maraca was asked to join his first professional
group, Irakere. Irakere, very famous both in Cuba and throughout Latin
America, was founded in 1973 by Chucho Valdés and Paquito D'Rivera. He
worked in Irakere as a flutist, keyboard player, and arranger and
through the group was introduced to a host of internationally known jazz
and Latin musicians, including Dizzie Gillespie, Paquito D'Rivera, and
Chick Corea. He stayed with Maraca and enjoyed six years of
international fame until he left to start a solo career in 1994. On his
first solo effort, Pasaporte, he collaborated with noted Cuban
percussionists Tata Güines and Anga Miguel Diaz. This jump started his
career as a solo artist and gained him an outstanding national
reputation as a writer, arranger, and soloist. He continued to release a
series of solo records through the '90s and in 1999 formed his own
group, Maraca & Otra Visión. He also wrote and arranged for Cubanismo.
Because of less stringent political restrictions, Maraca & Otra Visión
enjoyed a much more diverse and global audience, taking part in
international jazz festivals and special engagements across North
America, Asia, and Europe. For an extended biography, photos, music,
etc. log on to their official web-site at:

www.maraca.cult.cu>