China Valles

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

Also known by the sobriquet "The Maharajah, Purveyor of Swirls", a nickname given to him by his friend, Duke Ellington,[2][3] Valles was a noted jazz authority[4] 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.[5][6][7]

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, 20016
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ Valles, legendary jazz DJ, dead at 89 Andrea Robinson. South Florida Times. December 25, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ Valles, legendary jazz DJ, dead at 89 Andrea Robinson. South Florida Times. December 25, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016
  6. ↑ The Jazz Spinner Deborah P. Work. Sun-Sentinel. January 22, 1995. Retrieved May 27, 2016
  7. ↑ 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
  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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