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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Chrissy Martin’s Book Notes music playlist for her poetry collection Whole,
Holy, Hot
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"I wrote much of Whole, Holy, Hot to full albums set to play on repeat.
Once I’d worn out one album’s spell, I’d move to another. I wanted to stay
inside a...
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