China Valles

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Charles Lomba "China" Valles (November 5, 1925 – December 17, 2014)[1] was an American jazz radio broadcaster.

Jazz authority and broadcaster[]

He was a noted jazz authority[2] and prominent jazz personality in South Florida for several decades. Over the years, his programs aired on several Miami radio stations, including WFAB, WMBM, WGBS, WBUS, WTMI, and WDNA.[3][4][5]

Duke Ellington[]

Valles was also known by the sobriquet "The Maharajah, Purveyor of Swirls", a nickname given to him by his friend, Duke Ellington,[6][7]

Death[]

Valles died on December 17, 2014, in Miami, at the age of 89.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Life Legacy. Charles Lomba “China” Valles Memorial Networks. 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Valles, Charles L., (China Valles). AT&T Miami-Dade County African-American History Calendar, 2000/2001. | The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc. The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc. 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2016
  3. ^ Valles, legendary jazz DJ, dead at 89 Andrea Robinson. South Florida Times. December 25, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016
  4. ^ The Jazz Spinner Deborah P. Work. Sun-Sentinel. January 22, 1995. Retrieved May 27, 2016
  5. ^ RIP China Valles, Pioneering Miami Jazz DJ, Friend of Duke Ellington, Dead at 89 Jacob Katel. Miami New Times. December 19, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016
  6. ^ RIP China Valles, Pioneering Miami Jazz DJ, Friend of Duke Ellington, Dead at 89 Jacob Katel. Miami New Times. December 19, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016
  7. ^ Valles, legendary jazz DJ, dead at 89 Andrea Robinson. South Florida Times. December 25, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016
  8. ^ Miami jazz DJ icon China Valles, ‘The Maharajah,’ dies at 89 Howard Cohen. Miami Herald. December 18, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016


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