Downbeat gives Manuel Valera’s ‘José Martí En Nueva York’ four stars!

September 9, 2020
|In Manuel Valera, Greenleaf Music
|By Jonathan

Thanks to Downbeat for the four-star review of Manuel Valera’s new album José Martí En Nueva York!

Writer Carlo Wolff says of the album, “Performances by the New Cuban Express Big Band – and, crucially, Valera, – span the danceable and the pensive, their spirit making José Martí a joy to hear.”

Read the full piece here.

The album is now available on Bandcamp, iTunes, and Amazon. And you can stream it on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and TIDAL.

Our Greenleaf subscribers can download and stream the album on Bandcamp. Join us to become a subscriber today.

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