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Chucho Valdés
Cuban pianist, composer, and arranger Chucho Valdés stands as the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. With a career spanning over 60 years, both as a solo artist and bandleader, Valdés has seamlessly integrated elements of Afro-Cuban music, jazz, classical music, rock, and more into a deeply personal style. A winner of seven GRAMMY® Awards and five Latin GRAMMY® Awards, Valdés received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences last year and was inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2018, one of his iconic projects, "Jazz Batá 2," won the Latin GRAMMY for Best Latin Jazz Album and was named one of Billboard magazine’s 50 Best Latin Albums of the Decade. Born on October 9, 1941, in a family of musicians in Quivicán, Havana Province, Cuba, Dionisio Jesús "Chucho" Valdés Rodríguez has created an organic, deeply personal style by distilling elements of Afro-Cuban music, jazz, classical music, and rock. He is currently working on releasing a new album in 2024 titled "Cuba And Beyond" with his quartet, Royal Quartet. Produced by Paris Cabezas, Lorena Salcedo, and Chucho Valdés himself, this album encapsulates the essence of Cuban music and its global influences. Valdés collaborates closely with his wife, Lorena Salcedo, to bring Latin Jazz to audiences worldwide, spreading the vibrant heartbeat of Cuba to every corner of the globe.

Songs

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Colección De Recuerdos
Fonseca
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Mambo Influenciado
Chucho Valdés
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Mambo Influenciado: Latin GRAMMY Session 25 Años
Cimafunk
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Feliz cumpleaños (Remasterizado)
Chucho Valdés
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Bacalao Con Pan
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Albums

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UNCUT

2026
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Cuba And Beyond

2024
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Jazz Batá 2

2018
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Wa Mpona - Remastered 2025

2025
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I Missed You Too!

2022
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Familia: Tribute to Bebo and Chico

2017
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Masters Of Our Roots

2025
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Mirror Mirror

2021
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Genes & Spirits 2025 Remastered

2025
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Babalú Ayé (Remasterizado)

2018

Singles & EPs

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Mambo Influenciado: Latin GRAMMY Session 25 Años

Single • 2025
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Con Poco Coco (feat. The Third Generations Ensemble)

Single • 2017
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Tatomania

Single • 2024
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BeboChicoChuchoTuro (feat. The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)

Single • 2017
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Colección De Recuerdos

Single • 2024
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Concierto de Aranjuez

EP • 2010
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Sombras

Single • 2024

Videos

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Mambo Influenciado: Latin GRAMMY Session 25 Años

Cimafunk, Chucho Valdés & La Tribu • 251K views

Live performances

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Chucho Valdes,Jamming with my daughter Leyanis

Chucho Valdés • 1.7K views
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CHUCHO VALDES Philharmonie 2021 EL RUMBON

Chucho Valdés • 7.8K views
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Chucho Valdés Festival de Montreaux 2 Parte

Chucho Valdés • 224 views
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Chucho Valdes Video promocional Palau de la Musica

Chucho Valdés • 1.3K views
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Chucho Valdés “Jazz Batá 2” Tourcoing Jazz Festival

Chucho Valdés • 100K views

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Presenting Fonseca

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Chucho Valdés

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"Cuba And Beyond" - Full Album

Playlist • Chucho Valdés • 16K views

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