Who was bebo valdes, and what were his contributions to music. Bebo was right there in the middle of this incredible explosion of cuban musical creativity composing, arranging, sitting in on piano, recording. Chucho valdes e gonzalo rubalcaba tocam joan lendas do jazz. At just three years of age, the cuban prodigy played the piano with both hands, in any key, to melodies he heard on the radio. Chucho valdes sheet music, tabs and lead sheets jellynote. Conversa com bial chucho fala sobre o pai, o tambem musico. Dionisio ramon emilio valdes amaro 9 october 1918 22 march 20, better known as bebo valdes, was a cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. Some of his most notable albums include lucumi 1986, solo piano 1991, pianissimo 1997, babalu aye 1999, boleros inigualables 2000 and border free 20. Bebo valdes, black tears, bolero, euphonium, trombone, tube february 23, 2014 canada nathional anthem sheet music for alto saxophone and baritone saxophone o canada music score. Salsa sheet music for the song lagrimas negras, author bebo valdes. Jul 09, 2019 bebo valdes follow songbook enter your email address to subscribe to this blog paritura receive notifications of new posts by email. Bebo valdes is a giant of cuban music, but like many cuban musical giants, he went into hibernation for decades after the revolution. Ramon bebo valdes mirandas smile sheet music piano solo.
By the early 1940s, the piano was an established part of the cuban conjunto in the performance. After he moved to sweden, bebo valdes introduced cuban music as well as the. Mar 22, 20 cuban pianist, arranger and composer bebo valdes, 94, a multiple grammy and latin grammy winner who was one of the last major figures of the golden era of cuban music, died friday in stockholm. The best chucho valdes songs to play on piano, guitar, bass and more. As an accompanist and arranger, he helped to launch the careers of musicians like beny more and celia cruz.
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Ramon emilio valdes amaro bebo valdes was born on october 9th, 1918 in quivican, in the curent province of artemisa. In 1959, valdes founded his own orchestra in which his son chucho, then a teenager, sometimes played the piano, too. Then castro came along, bebo wasnt willing to go along, and so he fled to sweden where he lives to this day. The two masters make the union work by focusing on the drama of the love songsveinte anos, inolvidable and the title track are just three amazing examplesas fuel for some of the. Magnifique standart cubain, arrange en toute simplicite par le genial bebo valdes. Years after taking those teaching classes, chucho valdes returns to his old passion for teaching. Bebo valdes, the expatriot cuban mambo king who turned 88 on. Bebo by bebo valdes, released in 2007 on calle 54 records. Bebo valdes lagrimas negras partituras gratis en pdf. After its publication in 2003 became an international success recognized with a grammy, three music awards, a prix waves, five amigo awards, three platinum records in spain and one in argentina, mexico and venezuela. Chucho has recorded more than ninety albums and collaborated on more than fifty albums. Sheet music for flute violin piano saxophone trumpet clarinet viola cello bassoon trombone tablatures for guitars school music online teacher of music. Far from cuba, but not from his roots the new york times.
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Oct 20, 2020 in addition, he is the father of renowned musician chucho valdes. A conservatorytrained piano prodigy, valdes came of age in the 1940s and 50s, back when havana was a playground for wealthy americans and his club, the tropicana, was a required stop. Cubas bebo valdes, master pianist, composer, director. The recording is close, almost too close, but you want it to be. Valdes s fingers are delicate and prone to dramatic flourishes. He brought out the sheet music to rachmaninoffs piano concerto no. Print and download mirandas smile sheet music composed by ramon bebo valdes arranged for piano. Listen to cuban piano bar by bebo valdes on apple music.
In that category, he joined the prodigious gonzalo rubalcaba, also a son of a famous piano player. The son of the noted musician bebo valdes, chucho began playing piano when he. Valdes playing is rhythmically flexible in the extreme even the spaces in between notes seem to vibrate, pregnant with a sense of pulsation. Chucho fala sobre o pai, o tambem musico bebo valdes chucho e. At 85 years young he might just be the cuban hank jones. Piano cubano remastered album by bebo valdes spotify. Oct 19, 2015 bebo played piano in the house band at the station. With influences of caribbean rhythms and jazz, chuchito creates an exciting and energetic blend of spicy music that drives audiences wild. Mar 23, 20 bebo valdes, one of the most important figures from cubas golden age of music in the 1940s and 1950s who later won nine grammy awards after his career was revived in the 1990s, died march 22 in. Ramon bebo valdes, and his mother, pilar rodriguez, who sang and played the piano were efficacious in establishing chuchos early form. Four years later, he and chucho played a memorable duet in calle 54. Jan 19, 2006 bebo valdes long musical journey at 87, cuban pianist and composer bebo valdes is busier than ever and hes getting more recognition than ever before. Mar 24, 2005 bebo valdes, the swedenbased pianist was the house bandleader in the precastro tropicana nightclub.
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