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Chucho Valdes “The Creation” Suite ~ Barcelona Jazz Festival
November 23, 2021 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Chucho Valdés – The Creation with the Yoruban Orchestra
Hilario Durán & John Beasley Co-arrangers/Conductors/MD
The great Cuban pianist and composer Jesús “Chucho” Valdés presents La Creación (The Creation), his new work for big band, Afro-Cuban percussion and vocals. A suite in four movements, La Creación explores the story of creation according to the Regla de Ocha, the Afro-Cuban religion known as Santería.
La Creación pieces include elements of Santería ritual music, African music, the blues and what Valdés describes as “an atmosphere in the style of Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew.”
BAND:
Chucho Valdés, composition, musical conducting, piano
Hilario Durán , arrangements, claviers
John Beasley, arrangements, keyboard
Yunior Terry , bass
Abraham Mansfaroll, percussion
Erick Barberia, song, tambour batá
Román Diáz, tambour batá
Diosvany Valladares, tambour batá
Yeni Valdés, song
Dafnis Prieto, drum kit
Plus: 4 horns