Jose Conde and Ola Fresca

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
With his band, Ola Fresca, Cuban-American singer-songwriter Jose Conde honors the tradition of Afro-Cuban jazz while branching out into funk, cumbia, compas and much more. Before their upcoming appearance at the Global Rhythms Summer Series at Kingsborough Community College, Conde and the group perform live in the Soundcheck studio.

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