MUSICIAN

Chucho Valdés

1941 - Today

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Dionisio Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as Chucho (born October 9, 1941), is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years. An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. Both his father, Bebo Valdés, and his son, Chuchito, are pianists as well. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chucho Valdés has received more than 254,368 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Chucho Valdés is the 722nd most popular musician (down from 467th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 37th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Cuban Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chucho Valdés ranks 722 out of 3,175. Before him are Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Max Roach, Max Cavalera, Enrico Toselli, Brian Molko, and Giovanni Battista Guadagnini. After him are Avicii, John Illsley, Herb Alpert, Willie Dixon, Horace Silver, and Rick Astley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Chucho Valdés ranks 224. Before him are Leonid Kizim, Jiří Raška, Miriam Margolyes, Helen Reddy, Mario Corso, and Vlado Milunić. After him are Alfred Aho, Tomaž Šalamun, Angelo Domenghini, Rintaro, Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza, and Robert Foxworth.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Chucho Valdés ranks 63 out of 300. Before him are Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845), María Conchita Alonso (1957), José Ramón Machado Ventura (1930), Ramón Castro Ruz (1924), José Giral (1879), and Celia Sánchez (1920). After him are Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955), José Lezama Lima (1910), Mario García Menocal (1866), Chelo Alonso (1933), Arturo Sandoval (1949), and Jorge Bolet (1914).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Chucho Valdés ranks 5. Before him are Compay Segundo (1907), Carlos Puebla (1917), Bebo Valdés (1918), and Rubén González (1919). After him are Arturo Sandoval (1949), Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Dave Lombardo (1965), Pío Leyva (1917), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), and Rudy Sarzo (1950).

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