Mayra Caridad Valdes was first played on NTS on 10 March 2017. Songs played include Chekere Son (Seiji Rerub).

Mayra Caridad Valdes (Mayra Caridad Valdés Rodríguez, Havana, Cuba, April 20, 1956 - November 10, 2019) was a Cuban Latin jazz singer. She was a sister of pianist and bandleader Chucho Valdés with whom she collaborated on several projects such as Irakere, and a daughter of pianist and bandleader Bebo Valdés.