- Born
- 9 October 1918
Quivicán - Died
- 22 March 2013
Stockholm - Country
- Cuba
- Active
- 1938–
- Record labels
- Blue Note, Mercury Records
- Discography
- 21 albums
Biography
Bebo Valdés was a jazz musician who played piano. Bebo Valdés was born on 9 October 1918 in Quivicán and died on 22 March 2013 in Stockholm. The music is usually filed under jazz and music of Cuba. Record labels: Blue Note and Mercury Records. The discography here lists 21 albums, from “Bebo Rides Again” (1995) to “Celeste Mendoza y Bebo Valdés” (2013). Honours include Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album (2006), Grammy Awards and Gaudí Award for Best Original Score.
Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro (October 9, 1918 – March 22, 2013), 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. He was the director of the Radio Mil Diez house band and the Tropicana Club orchestra, before forming his own big band, Orquesta Sabor de Cuba, in 1957. However, after the end of the Cuban Revolution, in 1960, Bebo left his family behind and went into exile in Mexico before settling in Sweden, where he remarried. His musical hiatus lasted until 1994, when a collaboration with Paquito D'Rivera brought him back into the music business. By the time of his death in 2013, he had recorded several new albums, earning multiple Grammy Awards. His son Chucho Valdés is also a successful pianist and bandleader.
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Discography
Studio and live albums
Awards
- 2006 Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album
- Grammy Awards
- Gaudí Award for Best Original Score
Frequently asked questions
What instrument did Bebo Valdés play?
Bebo Valdés is known for playing piano.
When and where was Bebo Valdés born?
Bebo Valdés was born 9 October 1918 in Quivicán.
What are Bebo Valdés's best-known albums?
Albums in our database include Bebo Rides Again (1995), Recuerdos de Habana: Un Portrait à 80 ans (1999), Lágrimas negras (2003), We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together (2003) and Bebo de Cuba (2004).
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