The comparison between pianists Bebo Valdés and his son Chucho Valdés could be likened to the choice of the Beatles (Bebo) to the Rolling Stones (Chucho). A more likely frame of reference ...

AFP/ Madrid. El pianista cubano Bebo Valdés celebró este jueves sus 90 años recibiendo como regalo un disco de platino por un millón de copias vendidas del disco Lágrimas negras y con el anuncio de ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A few days before his 90th birthday, Bebo Valdes contemplates his ...

Traditional Cuban music brings a festive mood to any performance. It's music for dancing and it also allows plenty of room for the artists to improvise. Three legendary Cuban artists share equally on ...

At the age of 87, Cuban pianist and composer Bebo Valdes is busier than ever. And he's getting more recognition than ever before. In the past two years, he's won two Latin Grammys and a regular Grammy ...

With the Latin Grammy Awards ahead this week, Guy Raz tours some of the coolest songs in the Latin music world with Betto Arcos, host of the "Global Village" music show on KPFK in Los Angeles. We're ...

MADRID, Spain (Billboard) - Contact between father and son had been rare and publicly cool for nearly 50 years, and few thought they would ever see Bebo Valdes, 89 in October, and his son Chucho, 66, ...

Bebo Valdes left Havana 50 years ago, but at the piano, it's as if he's still there. Back then, he was a modernist, up on the latest American and Cuban trends, but he still loves the tunes he played ...

(AP) Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, a composer and bandleader who recorded with Nat “King” Cole, was musical director at Havana’s legendary Tropicana Club and a key participant in the golden age ...

NEW YORK — At 90, Bebo Valdes is still unstoppable. The legendary jazz musician, who just landed one more Latin Grammy nomination, is celebrating his nine decades with a music tour along his son and ...

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