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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