Bebo Valdés

About

Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro, better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, especially due to his big band arrangements and compositions of mambo, chachachá and batanga, a genre he created in 1952.

Albums/Songs:

• Blanco y Negro: Bebo y Cigala en vivo
• The Very Best Of Bebo Valdés
• Cuban Dance Party
• Todo Ritmo
• El solar de Bebo
• Bebo Rides Again
• Greatest Hits
• Afro-Cuban Jazz
• Recuerdos de Habana
• Lágrimas negras
• Recuerdos de Habana: Un Portrait à 80 ans
• Afro Cuban Jazz Suite Nº1
• Juntos para siempre
• Live at the Village Vanguard
• The Best of Bebo Valdés
• Los éxitos de Bebo Valdés
• Suite cubana
• We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together
• Bebo de Cuba
• Dinastía Valdés CD3
• Dinastía Valdés CD1
• Dinastía Valdés CD2

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