Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger (1918–2013)
Bebo Valdés
Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro, better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger.
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- Profession
- Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger (1918–2013)
- Born
- 1918-10-09
Overview
Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro, 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.
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