“But my focus is on Puro Son. We have many new songs happening.” Valdes believes his roots-minded group fills a gap in Afro-Cuban music that widened in the ’80s and early ’90s. “The ...

And Pérez Ochoa co-owns one of Charlotte's best restaurants, El Puro Cuban Restaurant in Madison Park. What to expect: Globally-influenced coffee drinks, sandwiches and pastries in a cozy ...