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Transcript: Bebo Valdes Brings Havana To Village Vanguard
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- November 13, 2008
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TERRY GROSS
NPR Fresh Air
11-13-2008
Bebo Valdes Brings Havana To Village Vanguard
Host: TERRY GROSS
Time 12:00-1:00 PM
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TERRY GROSS, host:
Pianist Bebo Valdes was at the center of Havana's music scene until he left Cuba in 1960. He settled in Sweden and did a lot of hotel gigs until he was rediscovered a few years ago. Now, he's universally celebrated and has a shelf full of records and Grammys. In 2005, he played a week at New York's Village Vanguard. That music is now out, and jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has a review.
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KEVIN WHITEHEAD: Bebo Valdes left Havana 50 years ago, but at the piano, he's still there. Back then, he was a modernist up on the ...
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