Chucho Valdés Soundtracks

Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as Chucho Valdés (born October 9, 1941), is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years. In 1965 the young pianist left Elio Reve's Charangon to pursue a jazz career. An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. Both his father, Bebo Valdés, and his son, Chuchito, are pianists as well. His wife is Lorena Salcedo. As a sol... Read more

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