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- ↑ Valles, Charles L., (China Valles). AT&T Miami-Dade County African-American History Calendar, 2000/2001. | The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South FL, Inc. The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc. 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2016
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- ↑ RIP China Valles, Pioneering Miami Jazz DJ, Friend of Duke Ellington, Dead at 89 Jacob Katel. Miami New Times. December 19, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016
- ↑ RIP China Valles, Pioneering Miami Jazz DJ, Friend of Duke Ellington, Dead at 89 Jacob Katel. Miami New Times. December 19, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016
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- ↑ Miami jazz DJ icon China Valles, ‘The Maharajah,’ dies at 89 Howard Cohen. Miami Herald. December 18, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2016
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