Cuban trumpeter Yelfris Valdés releases incredible new album ‘For The Ones…’
Now residing in London, Cuban-born trumpeter Yelfris Valdés has began making a strong name for himself over the past few years, performing alongside Quantic, Nubya Garcia, Michael Kiwanuka, Rokia Traoré, Dayme Arocena, and Chucho Valdés, as well as being featured on Yussef Kamaal’s groundbreaking 2016 album Black Focus. Now he has just released a brilliant new full-length album, titled For the Ones…, which combines his Cuban roots and Yoruba traditions mixed with the jazz and electronic music influences he’s been exposed to while living in the UK.