Chucho Valdés: Irakere 50

Eight Grammy awards are among the several accolades that mark his 80-year career: Chucho Valdés is 83 years old and has been playing the piano since he was 3. Valdés is quite simply one of the most influential Cuban artists ever and one of the great performers of Latin music. He was among the ones who re-defined the distinctive traits of Cuban music in recent years. Valdés founded and conducted many bands, but the one that stands out is Irakere, ...