Bebo Valdes

Bebo ValdA©s in 2006. He was credited with developing the batanga which turned into a dance craze.

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Bebo Valdes, one of Cuba's most famous pianists and composers who lived in Sweden for more than four decades, has died at the age of 94.

HAVANA, Cuba -- Cuban musician Bebo Valdes, one of the most prominent figures of Latin jazz at a world level, died in Sweden on Friday at the age of 94.

In a joint statement released March 23rd, The Recording Academy and The Latin Recording Academy in the United States provided additional details about the accomplishments of great Cuban musician Bebo...

Celebrated Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes has died in his adopted Sweden, aged 94.The composer and bandleader, who recorded the album Cole Espanol with...

Bebo Valdés was a big man whose music revealed a huge heart. The gentle giant of Cuban music, who died Friday (March 22) at age 94, was one of the...

Cuban-born musician Bebo Valdes, a respected figure in the Afro-Cuban jazz genre, died Friday in Sweden, sources close to the artist told EFE. He was 94. Valdes had been living in Malaga, Spain, but he travelled two weeks ago to Sweden, where some of his children reside, due to worsening health as he struggled with Alzheimer's, they said. The pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, born in ...

The pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, born in 1918 in the western Cuban town of Quivican, was the father of another leading Latin jazz artist, Chucho Valdes.

Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro, better known as Bebo Valdés, died in Sweden today. Although his regular residence was in Benalmádena (Spain), he traveled to Sweden two weeks ago to...

Bebo Valdes, a Cuban jazz musician who became famous as a pianist and bandleader in 1940s Havana, has died aged 94 in Sweden.

Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes dies in Sweden at age 94

MADRID (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 of Cuban music, has died in Sweden at age 94.

MADRID — 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 of Cuban music, has died in Sweden at age 94.

The news of his death was confirmed by Cindy Byram, the agent of Valdes' son Chucho Valdes, who is a well-known musician in his own right. A cause of death was not given.

In this Oct. 9, 2008 file photo, Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, right, and his son Chucho Valdes perform during a joint concert at the Casa de America in Madrid, Spain.

Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, whose son Chuco Valdes is a well-known musician in his own right, has died in Sweden at age 94.

MADRID — Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, a composer and bandleader who recorded with Nat "King" Cole, was musical director at Havana's legendary Tropicana Club...

MADRID — Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, a composer and bandleader who recorded with Nat "King" Cole, was musical director at Havana's legendary Tropicana Club...