Bio

Cali Flores

Originally from Peru, Cali Flores is a percussionist, music producer, and composer known for his expertise in Afro-Peruvian and Latin American rhythms. Based in Switzerland, he collaborates with numerous artists and teaches traditional percussion, passionately sharing the richness of this musical heritage. Throughout his career, he has performed and recorded with musicians from Peru and Latin America, enriching the international music scene with his expertise. A master of the cajón, cajita, campana, and quijada, as well as instruments such as the congas, bongos, and bombo legüero, he embodies the diversity and vitality of the continent’s percussion traditions.

Sergio Valdeos

A Peruvian guitarist, arranger, and composer based in Geneva since 2016, Sergio Valdeos studied under Carlos Hayre in Peru before continuing his studies in guitar and arrangement in Brazil. As Susana Baca’s guitarist from 2001 to 2009, he contributed to several of her albums and established himself as a leading figure in the performance and arrangement of Peruvian and Latin American music. His career combines creation, teaching, and research, notably through a project dedicated to the guitar rhythms of Peru’s Pacific coast—supported by the Catholic University of Peru—as well as numerous master classes across the Americas. A founding member of the award-winning Brazilian quartet Maogani and founder of the choro group Los Cuatro, he has developed an artistic approach rooted in the dialogue between the musical traditions of Peru, Brazil, and all of Latin America.