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Chucho Valdés: Irakere 40 at Michigan Theater
Courtesy of Mallory Shea | Posted on August 12, 2015
Where
Michigan Theater
603 East Liberty
Ann Arbor, MI
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When
Sun, November 8, 2015
4:00 pm
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About
Winner of five Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, the Cuban pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Chucho Valdés has been a key figure in the evolution of Afro-Cuban music for the past 50 years. Born in 1941, his musical education includes formal studies and countless nights on the hottest stages in Cuba as the pianist with his legendary father, Bebo Valdés, his orchestra Sabor de Cuba, and also the seminal Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna. In 1973, Chucho distilled his experiences into the development of Irakere, a historically innovative ensemble that marked a “before” and “after” in Afro-Cuban jazz. The new edition of Irakare is a vivid vehicle designed to introduce audiences toa blazing new generation of Cuban talent....