Amadito Valdés

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Amadito Valdés (* 1946 ) is a Cuban percussionist . He gained worldwide fame through the album " Buena Vista Social Club " and through the film of the same name by Wim Wenders .

Valdés studied at the Havana Music Academy, where he began to develop his own timbales style based on Afro-American rhythms in 6/8 time as well as classical Cuban son rhythms in 2/4 time.

Valdés was one of the Cuban musicians who took part in the 1996 “Buena Vista Social Club” project by American guitarist Ry Cooder . There he played the timbales both in the recordings of the album and in the film.

Since the success of these recordings he has played with the Afro Cuban All Stars and Rubén González . During his long time as an active musician, he also worked with the greatest Cuban musicians such as Ibrahim Ferrer , Omara Portuondo , and Compay Segundo .

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SURNAME Valdés, Amadito
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cuban percussionist
DATE OF BIRTH 1946