Rich Puerto Rican music heritage inspires DLA Aviation band mates
Kadencia, the Richmond, Virginia based Afro-Puerto Rican group, performs during George Washington University’s Black Heritage Month celebration in Washington, D.C. Feb. 7, 2020. Maurice Sanabria-Ortiz (middle, singing) founded the group in Puerto-Rico back in 2007. He’s the branch chief for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Supplier Operations Commodities Directorates Contract Administration’s Customer Support Branch. Three other DLA Aviation Richmond employees, including Sanabria-Ortiz’s son, Maurice Sanabria (far right on percussion) are members of Kadencia.