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Chucho Valdes and the Afro-Cuban Messengers
Chucho’s Steps
Border-Free
(World Village WVF)
Born in Quivican, Cuba, in 1941 and the son of celebrated pianist Bebe Valdes, Chucho began playing the home piano aged three and by the time he was a teenager he was leading his own band.
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