Boisdale is proud to present Cuban superstar Chucho Valdez – eight time Grammy award winner. He’ll be bringing his esteemed band, the eight piece Afro-Cuban Messengers for three nights of incredible music making. Book early for what will undoubtedly be a superb evening in Boisdale’s beautiful restaurant/bar. Latinos in London offer a pair of tickets to see this concert on 30 Sept. or 1st October. Just check our competition details below and enjoy this great concert and don't forget spread the word.
Chucho Valdés in Concert
30th September & 1st October, London
9.00PM
Cabot Place, Canary Wharf , London, E14 4QT
We have 1 pair of tickets to see Chucho Valdes at Boisdale this 30 September and other on 1st October to give away to our followers.
Just send us the answer to info@latinosinlondon.com and don't forget add your details.
We will contact one of you sporadically to verify the answer via our radio show
and confirm you are the ticket winner!
26/09/11 @6pm ish.
WHAT'S THE REAL FULL NAME OF CHUCHO VALDES ?
Chucho Valdés is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. In 1972 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. Together with pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Valdés is revered as one of Cuba's greatest jazz pianists. His father is the famed Cuban pianist and former director of Havana's famous "Tropicana" night club band Bebo Valdés.
Chucho has won four Grammy awards: in 1978 for the album Live at Newport by Irakere; in 1998 for his contribution to the CD Havana by his band Crisol (formed in 1997), with two songs Mr. Bruce and Mambo para Roy written by Chucho; in 2003 for his album Live at the Village Vanguard; and in 2011 for his album Chucho's Steps.
On 16 October 2006, Chucho Valdés was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
In 2008 Sony released an album of Chucho playing with his father Bebo Valdés.
Chucho's new album with the Afro-Cuban Messengers, which will extensively started his tour in the USA in October 2010, marks Chucho's return to the US for the first time in 7 years.
Now Chucho is back to london the end of September 2011 with his band. After kew gardens presentation this year accompanied with Buena vista social club feat. Omara portuondo; Chucho is ready to take london back in track with his own show.
More info: www.valdeschucho.com
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