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Bebo Valdés

Bebo Valdés was a Cuban composer, pianist, record producer, conductor and musician (1918–2013). He was born at Quivicán and died at Stockholm.

Also recorded as Bebo Valdes.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro.

Born at Quivicán in 1918, died at Stockholm in 2013.

Identity and origins

Bebo Valdés was recorded at birth as Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro. The authorities additionally record the heading Bebo Valdes.

One child is recorded: Chucho Valdés.

Recognition and collections

Bebo Valdés received Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album and Gaudí Award for Best Original Score.

Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago.

Chico and Rita. El Milagro de Candeal. Chest, dated 1780–1830, ponderosa pine, metal, and paint, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1986.419.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Valdés, Bebo, Oxford Music Online, 2011. 13 ¿Como se llama este ritmo? The Music of Cuba, Bebo Valdés, and the Buena Vista Social Club, A Language of Song, 2009.

In detail

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz and music of Cuba.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Málaga.

Distinctions recorded are Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album and Gaudí Award for Best Original Score.

Chronology

  1. 1918Bebo Valdés born at Quivicán.
  2. 2013Bebo Valdés died at Stockholm.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Bebo Valdés”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q813553: Bebo Valdés

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