HOMENAJE A BEBO

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A celebration of the life and work of Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Bebo Valdés.
Javier Colina and Roberto Carlos “Cucurucho” Valdés met in Madrid in mid-2023 to discuss the possibility of organizing a concert in homage to the Cuban pianist, composer, and arranger Bebo Valdés (1918-2013). Colina and Cucurucho's musical paths had crossed more than twenty years earlier during performances they shared with Bebo and Diego “El Cigala” in Bogotá, Colombia, but it was now that they were joining forces on the tenth anniversary of the legendary Cuban musician's death to celebrate his life, work, and artistic and personal legacy. To complete the lineup for this simple yet profound project, they called upon Cuban percussionist Moisés Porro, with whom Javier Colina had already shared many years of music and anecdotes as part of various musical groups alongside Bebo Valdés.
They gave a highly successful debut performance at the renowned Recoletos Jazz Club in Madrid in October 2023. Throughout 2024 and 2025, they continued to refine their music and strengthen their powerful bond, performing dozens of concerts in various venues in Madrid, as well as in other Spanish and European cities. For this project, they revived part of the repertoire recorded as a duo by Bebo Valdés and Javier Colina at the prestigious Village Vanguard in New York, also including other pieces from the Cuban classical and popular music repertoire, as well as original compositions by Cucurucho. These compositions share a common thread of time-honored musical textures from the Caribbean island, combined with a masterful command of compositional and performance techniques.
The three musicians consistently emphasize that they are not a trio, but a quartet, as Bebo Valdés's presence is felt not only in the music, but also in the energy and passion they bring to the stage every time.
Javier Colina: Double Bass
Roberto Carlos “Cucurucho” Valdés: Piano
Moises Porro: Percussion