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Alberto "Virgilio" Valdés

Cuban vocalist and percussionist (mainly maracas) born Havana, Cuba in 1953. A founding member of the group Sierra Maestra in 1976. Virgilio is number one choice in Havana as a session player on maracas and as a coro singer, and he has featured on all of World Circuit’s Havana recordings.

By Kyle Larson