Sunset Series 2021-2022: Valerie Naranjo

The Sunset Series continues with Saturday Night Live's Valerie Naranjo!

Valerie Naranjo is a marimbist, percussionist, vocalist, and composer who is exploring, in her work, the relationships between indigenous music in West Africa and popular music in America. Valerie has been the percussionist for the NBC Saturday Night Live Band for 23 years, performing with such artists as Paul Simon, Lady Gaga, and Mick Jagger!

Valerie is the professor of West African percussion, song, and dance at New York University’s Steinhardt School, and is a member of NYU’s “Global Institute of Advanced Studies”. She has performed and taught as a guest artist internationally, including nine African countries, and in such situations and locations as The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver; The White House and The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.; New York’s Lincoln Center, City Center, and Carnegie Hall.

Valerie is committed to the value of the arts toward mutual understanding of and for all people. This is a performance you do not want to miss!

Event begins at 8PM / doors open at 7:30PM

12770 SW 125TH AVE

Unit 101

Miami, Fl 33186

Masks are highly encouraged but not required for vaccinated individuals at our facility. Masks are required for all unvaccinated individuals ages 2 and up. 

This performance series is made possible through the investment of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. As well as with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

Host or Publisher South Florida Center for Percussive Arts