Charles Lomba "China" Valles (November 5, 1925 – December 17, 2014)Life Legacy. Charles Lomba “China” Valles Memorial Networks. 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016. was an American jazz radio broadcaster.
Jazz authority and broadcaster He was a noted jazz authorityValles, 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 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.Valles, legendary jazz DJ, dead at 89 Andrea Robinson. South Florida Times. December 25, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016The Jazz Spinner Deborah P. Work. Sun-Sentinel. January 22, 1995. Retrieved May 27, 2016RIP 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
Duke Ellington Valles was also known by the sobriquet "The Maharajah, Purveyor of Swirls", a nickname given to him by his friend, Duke Ellington,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, 2016Valles, legendary jazz DJ, dead at 89 Andrea Robinson. South Florida Times. December 25, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016
Death Valles died on December 17, 2014, in Miami, at the age of 89.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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