Orlando "Maraca" Valle is a Cuban jazz and salsa flutist. Formerly of the noted Cuban jazz ensemble Irakere, he currently leads the group Maraca & Otra Vision, whose 2003 CD release Tremenda Rumba was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Salsa Album category. His nomination that year made Maraca the youngest Cuban artist ever nominated by the US National Recording Academy. This occurred during a difficult period in Cuba - United States relations and Cuban musicians (including... more
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