Chucho Valdés (born October 9, 1941), born Jesús Dionisio Valdés, is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was born in Quivicán, Cuba. In 1972 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. Together with pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Valdés is revered as one of Cuba's greatest jazz pianists. His father is the famed Cuban pianist and former director of Havana's famous "Tropicana" night club band Bebo Valdés.
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Marty Ross-Dolen’s music playlist for her memoir Always There, Always Gone
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"Music plays a significant role in my memoir. It is used to set scene, to
harken back to a time and place, to suggest mood, and to foster familiarity
and c...
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