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Chucho Valdés

1941 - Today

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Dionisio Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as Chucho (born October 9, 1941), is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years. An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. Both his father, Bebo Valdés, and his son, Chuchito, are pianists as well. As a solo artist, he has won seven Grammy Awards and four Latin Grammy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chucho Valdés is the 816th most popular musician (down from 722nd in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Cuban Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chucho Valdés ranks 816 out of 3,175. Before him are Evgeny Kissin, Bob Sinclar, Trickster, Joe Pass, Francisco Canaro, and Lazar Berman. After him are Clara Rockmore, Paul van Dyk, Daron Malakian, Diplo, Pinchas Zukerman, and Solomon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Chucho Valdés ranks 260. Before him are Patricio Guzmán, Eugène Terre'Blanche, Alfred Aho, Cristina Peri Rossi, Boris Vallejo, and Sonny Landham. After him are Dennis Sullivan, Yuri Norstein, Gregory Benford, Maurice Piat, Vlado Milunić, and Miriam Margolyes.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Chucho Valdés ranks 65 out of 300. Before him are Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1899), María Conchita Alonso (1957), José Ramón Machado Ventura (1930), Salvador Valdés Mesa (1945), José Giral (1879), and José Miguel Gómez (1858). After him are Celia Sánchez (1920), José Lezama Lima (1910), Ramón Castro Ruz (1924), Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955), Mario García Menocal (1866), and Pío Leyva (1917).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Chucho Valdés ranks 5. Before him are Compay Segundo (1907), Carlos Puebla (1917), Bebo Valdés (1918), and Rubén González (1919). After him are Pío Leyva (1917), Rico Rodriguez (1934), Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Dave Lombardo (1965), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), and Rudy Sarzo (1950).

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